Pen taluka is a subdistrict/upazila/tehsil in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Raigad district

As of August 2015, there were 8 sub-divisions, 15 talukas, 1970 villages, 60 revenue circled and 350 sazzas in Raigad district. The talukas being Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasala, Murud, Panvel, Pen, Poladpur, Roha, Shrivardhan, Sudhagad-Pali, Tala and Uran.

Demographics

Religions in Pen taluk (2011)
ReligionPercent
Hinduism95.48%
Islam1.79%
Buddhism1.75%
Other or not stated0.98%

Pen taluka has a population of 195,454 according to the 2011 census. Pen had a literacy rate of 77.90% and a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males. 21,884 (11.20%) are under 7 years of age. 12,216 (16.46%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 2.28% and 16.58% of the population respectively.

  1. Marathi (92.2%)
  2. Hindi (2.46%)
  3. 'Other' Marathi (2.02%)
  4. Urdu (0.93%)
  5. Others (2.35%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.24% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 2.46% Hindi and 0.93% Urdu as their first language. 2.02% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Marathi.