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Nevasa taluka (Newasa), is a taluka in Shrirampur subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra State of India.[1] Nevasa is a place where Sant Dnyaneshwar wrote the Dnyaneshwari.[2]

Nevasa taluka
Tehsil
Location of Nevasa in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar district
Headquarters	Shrirampur
Area
• Total	1,343.43 km2 (518.70 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	326,611
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy rate	63.6
Website	https://www.newasa.ga

Newasa is also well known for its historical sites.

Area

The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.[3]

Type of Land	Area (km2)	% of Total Area
Agriculture	1223.91	91.1
Forest	14.75	1.1
Other	104.77	7.8
Total	1343.43	100

Villages

There are around 120 villages in Nevasa taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Nevasa taluka.

Population

The table below shows population of the taluka by sex. The data is as per 2001 census.[4]

	Population	% of Total Population	Number of Literate	Literacy (% of Population)
Male	168561	51.61	122225	72.51
Female	158050	48.39	85492	54.09
Total	326611	100	207717	63.6

Rainfall

The Table below details of rainfall from year 1981 to 2004.[5]

Year	Rainfall (mm)
1981	366
1982	185
1983	701
1984	407
1985	302
1986	375
1987	488
1988	583
1989	593
1990	786
1991	395
1992	380
1993	447
1994	531.3
1995	664
1996	623
1997	312
1998	681
1999	461
2000	516
2001	312
2002	305
2003	219
2004	990

See also

• Talukas in Ahmednagar district
• Villages in Nevasa taluka

References

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