Karjat taluka, Ahmednagar

18°33′4″N 75°0′38″E / 18.55111°N 75.01056°E / 18.55111; 75.01056

Karjat taluka
Shree Jagdamba Devi Sohla Rashin
Shree Jagdamba Devi Sohla Rashin
Location of Karjat  in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra
Location of Karjat in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictAhmednagar
HeadquartersKarjat
Area
 • Total
1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
235,792
 • Density156.817/km2 (406.155/sq mi)

Karjat taluka is a taluka in Karjat subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra state of western India.[2][3]

Area

The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.[2]

Type of LandArea (km2)% of Total Area
Agriculture1147.5276.32
Forest130.688.69
Other225.4114.99
Total1503.61100

Villages

There are around 118 villages in Karjat taluka.[2]

Population

Religions in Karjat taluk (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
94.80%
Islam
 
3.62%
Buddhism
 
0.74%
Jainism
 
0.60%
Other or not stated
 
0.24%

Karjat taluka has a population of 235,792 according to the 2011 census. Karjat had a literacy rate of 65.33% and a sex ratio of 914 females per 1000 males. 11,659 (4.94%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.40% and 1.47% of the population respectively.[1]

Languages of Karjat taluk (2011)[5]
  1. Marathi (95.8%)
  2. Hindi (2.69%)
  3. Others (1.50%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.81% of the population in the district spoke Marathi and 2.69% Hindi as their first language.[5]

Rainfall

The table below shows the details of average rainfall from June–October for the period 1981 to 2011.[6]

Year Rainfall (mm) Year Rainfall (mm) Year Rainfall (mm) Year Rainfall (mm)
1981542199139120014952011413
1982552199235220024362012
1983779199365120032812013
1984532199449320045652014
1985456199549820056062015
1986637199651420067462016
1987432199732820074012017
1988689199892020087632018
1989864199940520097102019
1990597200040020107292020

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. 1 2 3 "New Page 2". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Karjat, India". Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ↑ "RainFall Information of district Ahmednagar". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.