Barshi taluka | |
Native Name: | बार्शी तालुका |
Native Name Lang: | mr |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Solapur District |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Barshi |
Leader Title: | Tahsildar |
Leader Name: | B. R. Mali[1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1433.1 |
Population Total: | 372,711 |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank2 Title: | Sex ratio |
Population Blank2: | 929 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Villages |
Blank Info Sec1: | 150 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Revenue circles |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 9 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Average rainfall |
Blank Info Sec2: | 594.8 mm |
Barshi Taluka (mr|बार्शी तालुका) is one of the 11 talukas of Solapur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This tehsil occupies the Northeast corner of the district and is bordered by Osmanabad District to the north and east, Madha Taluka to the west, Mohol Taluka to the southwest and North Solapur Taluka to the south. The tehsil headquarters is located at Barshi, which is also the largest city in the tehsil.
At the time of the 2011 census, Barshi taluk had 79,969 households and a population of 372,711, of which 31.85% live in urban areas. Barshi had a sex ratio of 923 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 78.93% for the population 7 years and above. 11.53% of the population was under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 13.58% and 1.28% of the population respectively.[2]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 88.55% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 5.88% Hindi and 2.70% Urdu as their first language.[3]