Parner taluka is a taluka in Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra in western India.

Geography

Area

The following are area details: Type of Land Area in km2 Area %Agriculture1,477.63 76.55%Forest187.92 9.74%Other264.73 13.71% Total 1,930.28 100.00%

Population

Parner taluka has a population of 274,167 according to the 2011 census. Parner had a literacy rate of 75.64% and a sex ratio of 955 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.97% and 6.22% of the population respectively.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.11% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 2.50% Hindi as their first language.

Climate

The climate of Parner is moderate, with variations in temperature ranging between 16 °C and 35 °C.

The following chart details the amount of rainfall per year 1981–2004. Year Rainfall (in mm)1981 486.91982 622.01983 869.01984 540.01985 575.01986 714.01987 313.01988 472.01989 738.01989 713.01990 630.01991 442.01992 551.01993 696.01994 486.91995 259.01996 656.01997 361.01998 702.01999 245.02000 456.02001 384.02002 438.02003 190.02004 695.0

Notable people Senapati Pandurang Mahadev Bapat (1880–1967) Indian revolutionary, born in Parner village. Anna Hazare (b.1937) Indian social activist

See also List of dams in Parner taluka Talukas in Ahmednagar district Renwadi - Famous Gaon

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