Akole taluka

Akole taluka
Tehsil
Location of Akole in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra Location of Akole in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar district
Headquarters	Akole
Government
• Lok Sabha constituency	Shirdi (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Assembly constituency	Akole (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
• MLA	Vaibhav Pichad
Area
• Total	1,505.08 km2 (581.11 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	27,1,719
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy rate	59.15 %
• Sex ratio	1.03 ♂/♀
Rain	1058 mm
Website	Official website

Akole taluka is a taluka in Sangamner subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra State of India.

Area

The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.

Type of Land	Area (km2)	% of Total Area
Agriculture	987.12	65.59
Forest	416.98	27.7
Other	100.98	6.71
Total	1505.08	100

Villages

There are around 191 villages in Akole taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Akole taluka.

Population

The table below shows population of the taluka by sex. The data is as per 2001 census.

	Population	% of Total Population	Number of Literate	Literacy (% of Population)
Male	137617	50.65	95179	69.16
Female	134102	49.35	65555	48.88
Total	271719	100	160734	59.15

Rain Fall

The Table below details of rainfall from year 1981 to 2004.

Year	Rainfall (mm)
1981	404
1982	396
1983	445
1984	374
1985	184
1986	244
1987	296
1988	734
1989	444
1990	503
1991	544
1992	404.5
1993	636.3
1994	509.8
1995	374
1996	620
1997	587
1998	814.5
1999	403
2000	439
2001	473
2002	445
2003	489
2004	1074

See also

• Talukas in Ahmednagar district
• Villages in Akole taluka