Baramati taluka
Baramati taluka is a taluka in Baramati subdivision of Pune district of state of Maharashtra in India. Baramati Tehsil is located in Western Maharashtra. It belongs to Pune Division. It is located 100 km towards east from district headquarters Pune. 240 km from state capital Mumbai towards east. Baramati tehsil has its head quarter that is Baramati town. Baramati tehsil lies between 18º04΄ to 18°32΄ north latitudes and 74° 26΄to 74° 69΄ east longitudes. It is located at altitude of 550 meters above means sea level. There are 2 towns and 116 main villages in Baramati Taluka. Baramati Taluka is bounded by Phaltan Taluka towards the South, Daund Taluka towards North, Indapur Taluka towards East and Purandhar Taluka towards West. Demographics As per the 2011 Census of India, Baramati Taluka has a population of 429,600. The sex-ratio of Baramati Taluka is around 943 compared to 929 which is the state average of Maharashtra. The literacy rate of Baramati Taluka is 73.14% out of which 78.41% males are literate and 67.55% females are literate. The total area of Baramati is 1372.68 sq.km with population density of 313 per sq.km. Languages The most spoken language is Marathi, which is also the sole official language of the region. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 93.20% of the population of Baramati Taluka spoke Marathi, 4.59% Hindi, 0.55% Telugu and 0.42% spoke Gujarati as their first language. Religion At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.11% of the population of Baramati Taluka followed Hinduism, 4.83% Islam, 1.45% Buddhism, 1.06% Jainism and the remaining 0.55% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion. Climate and Rainfall The climate of the Baramati Taluka is slightly different in irrigated and non-irrigated area. The winter season is from December to about the middle of February followed by summer season which last up to May. June to September is the south-west monsoon season, whereas October and November constitute the post-monsoon season. The mean minimum temperature is about 12 °C and means temperature is about 39 °C. The average annual rainfall for the period 2001 to 2012 of Baramati Tahsil was 502 mm. The rainfall analysis indicates study area is drought area (DPAP) Geomorphology Baramati Taluka is located in the eastern belt of Pune district with a rolling topography and the low hills sinking slowly in to the plains with relatively broader valleys. Therefore, the physiography of the tahsil has given rise to two major characteristic land forms namely; (1) the plateau and (2) the plains. The soil of the study area is mainly derived from the Deccan basalts. They are generally fertile except in hilly region. The main types of soil found in study area are black, brownish and gray or white. The soil along the Nira River area is black in colour, fine texture and fertile. The main crop in the Nira River side area is sugarcane. As we approach towards the plateau area the soil graded into coarse textured grayish to