Karjat taluka is a taluka in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1][2]
Karjat | |
|---|---|
  Karjat Location in the Maharashtra state of India  Karjat Karjat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°55′00″N 73°19′48″E / 18.9167°N 73.33°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Division | Konkan |
| District | Raigad |
| Headquarters | Karjat |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayat Samiti Karjat Raigad |
| • Chairperson | Smt. Sushma Tai Thackeray |
| • Tehsildar | Vikram Deshamukh |
| • MP | Shrirang Barne (Maval Constituency) |
| • MLA | Mahendra Thorve (Karjat constituency) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 212,051 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karjatkar |
| Language | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 410201 |
| Telephone code | 02148 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-46, MH-06 |
Officer
editMLA
editSub-Divisional Officer
editTahasildar & Executive Magistrate
edit- Tehsildar
Dr. Shital Rasal
Prant Adhikari
edit- MS. Vaishali Pardesi
Police commissioner
edit- 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
edit- Chairperson -
Smt. Sushma Tai Thackeray
- Deputy Chairperson -
Smt. Jaywanti Hindola
Raigad district
editAs 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
editKarjat 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]
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
edit- Neral
- Kalamb Karjat
- Kashele
- Shelu
- Damat
References
edit- ^ "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके - महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar (in Marathi). 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district". Raigad District Collectorate. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Raigad" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.