Khalapur taluka

Khalapur taluka
Taluka
Khalapur taluka Location in the Maharashtra state of India Show map of Maharashtra Khalapur taluka Khalapur taluka (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 18°49′48″N73°17′02″E / 18.830°N 73.284°E / 18.830; 73.284
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Konkan
District	Raigad
Headquarters	khopoli
Government
• Body	Panchayat Samiti Khalapur District Raigad
• President	Ms. Kanchan Parange
• Tehsildar	Ayub 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
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Demonym	Khalapurkar
Language
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	410201
Telephone code	02148
Vehicle registration	MH-46, MH-06

Khalapur taluka is a taluka 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.

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]
Religion			Percent
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]

   Marathi (76.52%)

   Hindi (11.44%)

   Urdu (3.43%)

   Kannada (2.19%)

  'Other' Marathi (1.17%)

   Marwari (0.99%)

  Gujarati (0.90%)

  Others (3.36%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 76.52% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 11.44% Hindi, 3.43% Urdu, 2.19% Kannada, 0.99% Marwari and 0.90% Gujarati as their first language. 1.17% of the population spoke 'Others' under Marathi as their first language. ^[9]

Industries in Khalapur taluka

• Khopoli Power House. ^[10]
• IOC
• Alta
• MUSCO

Tourist attractions and pilgrimage centres

• Adlabs Imagica. ^[11]
• Varadvinayak Ashtavinayak temple. ^[1]
• Ashram (math) of Gagangiri Maharaj. ^[12]

References

1. 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. "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.