Karmala | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Solapur District |
| Headquarters | Karmala |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,609.7 km2 (621.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 254,489 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| • Sex ratio | 925 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Villages | 122 [1] |
| Revenue circles | 6 |
| Average rainfall | 50.6 mm |
Karmala Taluka is one of the 11 talukas of Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Parts of the movie Sairat were shot in this taluka. [2] Its headquarters are in the town of Karmala.
At the time of the 2011 census, the taluka had a population of 254,489. Karmala taluka had a sex ratio of 918 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 75.52% for the population 7 years and above. 12.20% of the population is under 6 years of age. 23,199 (9.12%) live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.84% and 1.70% of the population respectively. [5]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.56% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi and 4.23% Hindi as their first language. [4]