Karjat taluka, Raigad

Not to be confused with Karjat taluka.

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

Karjat
Taluka
Karjat Location in the Maharashtra state of India Show map of Maharashtra Karjat Karjat (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 18.9167°N 73.33°E / 18.9167; 73.33
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

MLA

• Mahendra Thorve
  (Karjat constituency)

Sub-Divisional Officer

Tahasildar & Executive Magistrate

• Tehsildar

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

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%

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 (85.19%)
2. 'Other' Marathi (3.9%)
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

• Neral
• Kalamb Karjat
• Kashele
• Shelu
• Damat