| Karjat tehsil कर्जत तालुका |
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Location of Karjat tehsil in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra |
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| State | Maharashtra, India |
| District | Ahmednagar |
| Headquarters | Karjat |
| Area | 1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi) |
| Population | 205,585 (2001) |
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Karjat taluka (Marathi: कर्जत 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 | 1147.52 | 76.32 |
| Forest | 130.68 | 8.69 |
| Other | 225.41 | 14.99 |
| Total | 1503.61 | 100 |
There are around 127 villages in Karjat taluka. For list of villages see Villages in Karjat 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 | 106347 | 51.73 | 109470 | 102.94 |
| Female | 99238 | 48.27 | 80757 | 81.38 |
| Total | 205585 | 100 | 190227 | 92.53 |
The Table below details of rainfall from year 1981 to 2004.[4]
| Year | Rainfall (mm) |
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| 1981 | 542 |
| 1982 | 552 |
| 1983 | 779 |
| 1984 | 532 |
| 1985 | 456 |
| 1986 | 637 |
| 1987 | 432 |
| 1988 | 689 |
| 1989 | 864 |
| 1990 | 597 |
| 1991 | 391 |
| 1992 | 352 |
| 1993 | 651 |
| 1994 | 493 |
| 1995 | 498 |
| 1996 | 514 |
| 1997 | 328 |
| 1998 | 920 |
| 1999 | 405 |
| 2000 | 400 |
| 2001 | 495 |
| 2002 | 436 |
| 2003 | 281 |
| 2004 | 565 |
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