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Karjat taluka

Coordinates: 18°33′4″N 75°0′38″E / 18.55111°N 75.01056°E / 18.55111; 75.01056
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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
 • Total1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total235,792
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)

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

Area

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

Type of Land Area (km2) % of Total Area
Agriculture 1147.52 76.32
Forest 130.68 8.69
Other 225.41 14.99
Total 1503.61 100

Villages

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

Population

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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]

  Marathi (95.81%)
  Hindi (2.69%)
  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

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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)
1981 542 1991 391 2001 495 2011 413
1982 552 1992 352 2002 436 2012
1983 779 1993 651 2003 281 2013
1984 532 1994 493 2004 565 2014
1985 456 1995 498 2005 606 2015
1986 637 1996 514 2006 746 2016
1987 432 1997 328 2007 401 2017
1988 689 1998 920 2008 763 2018
1989 864 1999 405 2009 710 2019
1990 597 2000 400 2010 729 2020

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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.