Nevasa taluka (Newasa), is a taluka in Shrirampur subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra state of India. Nevasa is a place where Sant Dnyaneshwar wrote the Dnyaneshwari.
Newasa is also well known for its historical sites.
Area The table below shows area of the taluka by land type. Type of Land Area (km2) % of Total AreaAgriculture 1223.91 91.1Forest 14.75 1.1Other 104.77 7.8Total 1343.43 100
Villages There are around 120 villages in Nevasa taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Nevasa taluka.
Population
Nevasa taluka has a population of 357,829 according to the 2011 census. Nevasa had a literacy rate of 78.51% and a sex ratio of 934 females per 1000 males. The entire population lives in rural areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.72% and 5.28% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 91.55% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 3.54% Hindi, 2.07% Urdu and 0.92% Vadari as their first language.
Rainfall The table below offers details of rainfall from 1981 to 2004. Year Rainfall (mm)1981 3661982 1851983 7011984 4071985 3021986 3751987 4881988 5831989 5931990 7861991 3951992 3801993 4471994 531.31995 6641996 6231997 3121998 6811999 4612000 5162001 3122002 3052003 2192004 990
See also Talukas in Ahmednagar district Villages in Nevasa taluka
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