Khalapur taluka

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Khalapur taluka
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Khalapur taluka
Khalapur taluka (India)
Coordinates: 18°49′48″N73°17′02″E / 18.830°N 73.284°E / 18.830; 73.284
Country Flag of India.svg India
State Maharashtra
Division Konkan
District Raigad
Headquarters khopoli
Government
 • BodyPanchayat Samiti Khalapur District Raigad
 • PresidentMs. Kanchan Parange
 • TehsildarAyub Tamboli
 •  MP Shrirang Barne
(Maval Constituency)
 •  MLA Mahendra Thorve
(Karjat constituency) Mahesh Baldi
(Uran constituency)
Area
 • Total
1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
207,464
 • Density137.977/km2 (357.359/sq mi)
Demonym Khalapurkar
Language
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
410201
Telephone code02148
Vehicle registration MH-46, MH-06

Khalapur taluka is a subdistrict/upazila/tehsil in Raigad district of Maharashtra. [1] [2] The headquarters of the taluka is Khalapur village. [3] This taluka belongs to the Karjat sub-division, and comprises 130 villages, 5 revenue circles and 25 sajas. [4] 56 villages of this taluka come under NAINA. [5] Khalapur toll naka is one of the busiest tolls in the state as it serves as an important transit point for goods from the Nhava Sheva port to automative and industrial belt of Pimpri-Chinchwad.

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Raigad district

As of August 2015, there are 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. [6]

Demographics

Religions in Khalapur taluk (2011) [7]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
83.58%
Islam
 
7.57%
Buddhism
 
6.86%
Christianity
 
0.66%
Jainism
 
0.65%
Other or not stated
 
0.68%

Khalapur taluka has a population of 207,464 according to the 2011 census. Khalapur had a literacy rate of 82.27% and a sex ratio of 899 females per 1000 males. 24,369 (11.75%) are under 7 years of age. 95,964 (46.26%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.50% and 14.84% of the population respectively. [8]

Languages of Khalapur taluk (2011) [9]
  1. Marathi (76.5%)
  2. Hindi (11.4%)
  3. Urdu (3.43%)
  4. Kannada (2.19%)
  5. 'Other' Marathi (1.17%)
  6. Marwari (0.99%)
  7. Gujarati (0.90%)
  8. Others (3.36%)

Industries in Khalapur taluka

Tourist attractions and pilgrimage centres

References

  1. 1 2 Yatra 2 Yatra. Yatra2Yatra. 2009. pp. 227–. GGKEY:LTN9ZD2D2Y0.
  2. ↑ Gautam Vohra (1996). Tribals, development & environment: adapting to a changing scenario. Har-Anand Publications.
  3. ↑ Maharashtra (India). Buildings and Communications Dept (1966). Maharashtra Motor Guide, 1965. Printed at the Government Central Press.
  4. ↑ "Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district". Collector's office, Raigad district. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area" (PDF). Government of Maharashtra. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district". Raigad District Collectorate. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. ↑ "District Census Hand Book – Raigad" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ↑ Maharashtra (India) (January 1964). The Maharashtra Government Gazette.
  11. ↑ "Adlabs Imagica amusement Theme park fun ride leaves 4 injured". Daily News and Analysis. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Mahayogi Sri Sri Gagangiri Maharaj mahasamadhi" . Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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