Karjat Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra

Karjat Taluka of Ahmadnagar district has total population of 235,792 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 123,225 are males while 112,567 are females. In 2011 there were total 50,056 families residing in Karjat Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Karjat Taluka is 914.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.9% people lives in Urban areas while 95.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.1% while that in the rural areas is 73.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Karjat Taluka is 928% while that of Rural areas is 913.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karjat Taluka is 27951 which is 12% of the total population. There are 15331 male children and 12620 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karjat Taluka is 823 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 914 ) of Karjat Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Karjat Taluka is 74.11%. The male literacy rate is 72.3% and the female literacy rate is 57.69% in Karjat Taluka.

Population
235,792
Families
50,056
Literacy
74.11%
Sex Ratio
914

To facilitate the administration, Karjat Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 120 villages.

Karjat Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Karjat Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 27,951 15,331 12,620
Literacy 74.11% 72.3% 57.69%
Scheduled Caste 33,947 17,347 16,600
Scheduled Tribe 3,464 1,767 1,697
Illiterate 81,760 34,137 47,623

Caste-wise Population - Karjat Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Karjat Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 33,947 17,347 16,600
Schedule Tribe 3,464 1,767 1,697

Religion-wise Population - Karjat Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 223,529 (94.8%) 116,934 106,595
Muslim 8,531 (3.62%) 4,351 4,180
Christian 121 (0.05%) 62 59
Sikh 93 (0.04%) 42 51
Buddhist 1,751 (0.74%) 908 843
Jain 1,403 (0.6%) 722 681
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 364 (0.15%) 206 158

Literacy Rate - Karjat Taluka

Average literacy rate of Karjat Taluka in 2011 were 74.11% in which, male and female literacy were 82.57% and 64.98% respectively. Total literate in Karjat Taluka were 154,032 of which male and female were 89,088 and 64,944 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Karjat Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Karjat Taluka is 914 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 914 females in Karjat Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 823 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 914 ) of Karjat Taluka.

Child Population - Karjat Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 27,951 children between age 0 to 6 years in Karjat Taluka. Out of which 27,951 were male while 27,951 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Karjat Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 2,562 families under Karjat Taluka living in urban areas while 2,562 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.9% of total population of Karjat Taluka lives in Urban areas while 95.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,289 while that in rural region is 26,662.

Total Urban Rural
Population 235,792 11,659 224,133
Children (0 - 6 years) 27,951 1,289 26,662
Schedule Caste 33,947 2,172 31,775
Schedule Tribe 3,464 180 3,284
Literacy 74.11% 86.14% 73.48%
Sex Ratio 914 928 913

Working Population - Karjat Taluka

In Karjat Taluka out of total population, 127,361 were engaged in work activities. 94.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 127,361 workers engaged in Main Work, 75,658 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28,768 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 120,585 68,592 51,993
Cultivators 75,658 43,354 32,304
Agriculture Labourer 28,768 13,001 15,767
Household Industries 1,501 937 564
Other Workers 14,658 11,300 3,358
Marginal Workers 6,776 2,624 4,152
Non Working 108,431 52,009 56,422

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