Karjat taluka
18°33′4″N 75°0′38″E / 18.55111°N 75.01056°E
Karjat taluka | |
|---|---|
 Shree Jagdamba Devi Sohla Rashin | |
 Location of Karjat in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ahmednagar |
| Headquarters | Karjat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 235,792 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Karjat taluka is a taluka in Karjat subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra state of western India.[2][3]
Area
[edit]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
[edit]There are around 118 villages in Karjat taluka.[2]
Population
[edit]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]
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b c "New Page 2". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Karjat, India". Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "RainFall Information of district Ahmednagar". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.