Barshi Taluka

Barshi Taluka (Marathi: बार्शी तालुका) is one of the 11 tehsils of Solapur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This tehsil occupies the Northeast corner of the district and is bordered by Osmanabad District to the north and east, Madha Taluka to the west, Mohol Taluka to the southwest and North Solapur Taluka to the south. The tehsil headquarters is located at Barshi, which is also the largest city in the tehsil.

Barshi Taluka
बार्शी तालुका
Tehsil
Location of Barshi Taluka in Solapur District
Location of Barshi Taluka in Solapur District
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSolapur District
HeadquartersBarshi
Government
 • TahsildarB. R. Mali[1]
Area
 • Total1,433.1 km2 (553.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total372,711
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
 • Sex ratio
929
Villages150
Revenue circles9
Average rainfall594.8 mm

Demographics
Religions in Barshi taluka (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 89.27%
Islam
 
 9.16%
Jainism
 
 0.89%
Other or not stated
 
 0.68%

At the time of the 2011 census, Barshi taluk had 79,969 households and a population of 372,711, of which 31.85% live in urban areas. Barshi had a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 78.93% for the population 7 years and above. 11.53% of the population was under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 13.58% and 1.28% of the population respectively.[3]

Languages of Barshi taluka (2011)[4]

  Marathi (88.55%)
  Hindi (5.88%)
  Urdu (2.70%)
  Others (2.87%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 88.55% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 5.88% Hindi and 2.70% Urdu as their first language.[4]

References
  1. "LIST AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF ASSISTANT ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICERS AS PER NEWLY DELIMITED ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES" (PDF). Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  2. "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. "District Census Hand Book – Solapur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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