Rahata taluka


Rahata taluka, is a taluka in Shrirampur subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra State of India.

Area

The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.
Type of LandArea % of Total Area
Agriculture689.3990.81
Forest16.132.12
Other53.677.07
Total759.19100

Villages

There are around 60 villages in Rahata taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Rahata taluka.

Population

Rahata taluka has a population of 320,485 according to the 2011 census. Rahata had a literacy rate of 82.08% and a sex ratio of 940 females per 1000 males. 58,339 live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 17.14% and 6.28% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 87.94% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 6.58% Hindi and 2.36% Urdu as their first language.

Rain Fall

The Table below details of rainfall from year 1981 to 2004.
YearRainfall
2000525
2001413
2002385
2003249
2004491