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Karjat

Coordinates: 18°55′00″N 73°19′48″E / 18.9167°N 73.33°E / 18.9167; 73.33
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Karjat
Karjat is located in Maharashtra
Karjat
Karjat
Location in the Maharashtra
Karjat is located in India
Karjat
Karjat
Location in India
Coordinates: 18°55′00″N 73°19′48″E / 18.9167°N 73.33°E / 18.9167; 73.33
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictRaigad
TalukaKarjat
Government
 • BodyKarjat Municipal Council
 • President (Mayor)Smt. Suvarna Tai Joshi
 • Vice PresidentAshok Oswal
 • Municipal Council Chief OfficerShri. Vaibhav Garve
 • MLAMahendra Thorve
(Karjat constituency)
DemonymKarjatkar
Language
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
410201
Telephone code02148
Vehicle registrationMH-46, MH-06

Karjat (Pronunciation: [kəɾd͡zət̪]) is a city administered under a Municipal Council in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is served by Karjat railway station. Karjat forms a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Karjat is located approximately at an equidistant of 100 km (62 mi) from Mumbai and Pune. The river Ulhas flows through the city.

Demographics

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In the 2011 Indian census, Karjat had a population of 29,663. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. The literacy rate in Karjat was 88.38%, higher than the state average of 82.34%. In Karjat, male literacy is around 91.65% while female literacy rate is 84.94%. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3039 which is 10.25% of the total population.[1]

Religion in Karjat (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
79.17%
Buddhism
9.68%
Islam
6.71%
Jainism
3.08%
Christianity
1.17%
Others
0.20%

References

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  1. ^ "Karjat Municipal Council City Population Census 2011-2024 | Maharashtra".
  2. ^ "Karjat Population 2011". Census 2011.
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  • Karjat, Government of Maharashtra