Pune District, Maharashtra

Pune is an administrative district in Maharashtra, India. The district is located about 150 km from Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra. Its administrative headquarters is in Pune. Marathi, Hindi and English are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 15,643 km², including 14,826.80 km² of rural area and 816.20 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Pune District

Pune District is divided into 14 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,947 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Ambegaon1431,039.37
2Baramati1191,372.68
3Bhor200860.09
4Daund981,307.85
5Haveli1831,163.55
6Indapur1421,470.62
7Junnar1881,383.32
8Khed1921,369.06
9Mawal1911,129.80
10Mulshi1471,029.20
11Pune City6286.42
12Purandhar1031,101.65
13Shirur1051,560.26
14Velhe130569.13

Population of Pune District

According to the 2011 Census, Pune District had a population of 94,29,408 people living in 21,51,503 households. The population comprised 49,24,105 males and 45,05,303 females, with an average population density of 603 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population94,29,40836,78,22657,51,182
Male Population49,24,10519,03,44030,20,665
Female Population45,05,30317,74,78627,30,517
Total Households21,51,5037,79,97213,71,531
Population Density603 / km²248 / km²7,046 / km²

Pune District had 71,71,723 literate people and 11,04,959 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 11,80,703 and 3,48,876 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)11,04,9594,40,1026,64,857
Literate Population71,71,72326,22,22245,49,501
Illiterate Population22,57,68510,56,00412,01,681
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population11,80,7033,61,0298,19,674
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population3,48,8762,55,38993,487

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.