| Jamkhed tehsil जामखेड तालुका |
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Location of Jamkhed tehsil in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra |
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| State | Maharashtra, India |
| District | Ahmednagar district |
| Headquarters | Karjat |
| Area | 878.62 km2 (339.24 sq mi) |
| Population | 134,238 (2001) |
| Literacy Rate | 43.85 % |
| Sex ratio | 1.05 ♂/♀ |
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Jamkhed taluka (Marathi: जामखेड तालुका), is a taluka in Karjat subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra State of India.[1]
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The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.[2]
| Type of Land | Area (km2) | % of Total Area |
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| Agriculture | 734.5 | 83.6 |
| Forest | 37.72 | 4.29 |
| Other | 106.4 | 12.11 |
| Total | 878.62 | 100 |
There are around 87 villages in Jamkhed taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Jamkhed taluka.
The table below shows population of the taluka by sex. The data is as per 2001 census.[3]
| Population | % of Total Population | Number of Literate | Literacy (% of Population) | |
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| Male | 68837 | 51.28 | 36270 | 52.69 |
| Female | 65401 | 48.72 | 22598 | 34.55 |
| Total | 134238 | 100 | 58868 | 43.85 |
The Table below details of rainfall from year 1981 to 2004.[4]
| Year | Rainfall (mm) |
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| 1981 | 527 |
| 1982 | 555 |
| 1983 | 1341 |
| 1984 | 727 |
| 1985 | 540 |
| 1986 | 872 |
| 1987 | 996 |
| 1988 | 1040 |
| 1989 | 920 |
| 1990 | 523 |
| 1991 | 480 |
| 1993 | 823 |
| 1994 | 583.3 |
| 1995 | 570 |
| 1996 | 922 |
| 1997 | 427 |
| 1998 | 1070 |
| 1999 | 409 |
| 2000 | 661 |
| 2001 | 333 |
| 2002 | 561 |
| 2003 | 460 |
| 2004 | 570 |
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