Karjat taluka, Raigad

Taluka in Maharashtra, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Karjat taluka is a subdistrict/upazila/tehsil in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1][2]

Country India
HeadquartersKarjat
DemonymKarjatkar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
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Karjat
Taluka
Karjat is located in Maharashtra
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Location in the Maharashtra state of India
Karjat is located in India
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Karjat
Karjat (India)
Coordinates: 18.9167°N 73.33°E / 18.9167; 73.33
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionKonkan
DistrictRaigad
HeadquartersKarjat
Government
 • BodyPanchayat Samiti Karjat Raigad
 • ChairpersonSmt. Sushma Tai Thackeray
 • TehsildarVikram Deshamukh
 • MPShrirang Barne
(Maval Constituency)
 • MLAMahendra Thorve
(Karjat constituency)
Area
 • Total
1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
212,051
 • Density141.028/km2 (365.261/sq mi)
DemonymKarjatkar
Language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
410201
Telephone code02148
Vehicle registrationMH-46, MH-06
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Officer

MLA

Sub-Divisional Officer

Tahasildar & Executive Magistrate

Dr. Shital Rasal

Prant Adhikari

  • MS. Vaishali Pardesi

Police commissioner

  • Sub-Division. Superintendent of Police. Karjat

Mr. Anil Gherdikar

  • Po.ni - Karjat Po.Ste. Po.N.

Mr. Surendra Garad

  • Po.ni - Neral Po.Ste. S.P.N.

Mr. Sanjay Shantaram Bangar

Chairperson & Deputy Chairperson Panchayat Samiti

  • Chairperson -

Smt. Sushma Tai Thackeray

  • Deputy Chairperson -

Smt. Jaywanti Hindola

Raigad district

Main article: Raigad district

As of August 2015, there were 8 sub-divisions, 15 talukas, 1970 villages, 60 revenue circles 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.[2]

Demographics

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Religions in Karjat taluk (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 87.75%
Islam
 
 5.68%
Buddhism
 
 5.33%
Jainism
 
 0.57%
Other or not stated
 
 0.67%
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Karjat taluka has a population of 212,051 according to the 2011 census. Karjat had a literacy rate of 80.65% and a sex ratio of 966 females per 1000 males. 25,216 (11.89%) are under 7 years of age. 52,485 (24.75%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 5.43% and 23.94% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Karjat taluk (2011)[5]
  1. Marathi (85.2%)
  2. 'Other' Marathi (3.90%)
  3. Hindi (3.88%)
  4. Urdu (3.41%)
  5. Others (3.62%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 85.19% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 3.88% Hindi, and 3.41% Urdu as their first language. 3.90% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Marathi.[5]

Village

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