Karjat taluka

Not to be confused with Karjat taluka, Raigad.

18°33′4″N 75°0′38″E

Karjat taluka
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

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

Main article: List of Villages in Karjat taluka

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]

  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

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

• India portal

• Talukas in Ahmednagar district
• Villages in Karjat taluka

References

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