Rahata taluka

Rahata taluka
Tehsil
Location of Rahata in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar district
Headquarters	Shrirampur
Area
• Total	759.19 km2 (293.12 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	288,003
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Demographics
• Sex ratio	68.16

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 Land	Area (km2)	% of Total Area
Agriculture	689.39	90.81
Forest	16.13	2.12
Other	53.67	7.07
Total	759.19	100

Villages

There are around 60 villages in Rahata taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Rahata 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	148642	51.61	112294	75.55
Female	139361	48.39	84002	60.28
Total	288003	100	196296	68.16

Rain Fall

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

Year	Rainfall (mm)
2000	525
2001	413
2002	385
2003	249
2004	491

See also

• Talukas in Ahmednagar district
• Villages in Rahata taluka