Kopargaon taluka

Kopargaon taluka
Kopargaon taluka
Tehsil
	Sanjivani College of Engineering in Kopargaon
	Location of Kopargaon in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar
Headquarters	Kopargaon
Area
• Total	725.16 km2 (279.99 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	302,452
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy rate	85.08
• Sex ratio	965

Kopargaon taluka is a taluka in Shirdi subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra state of India.^[1]

Area

The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.^[2]

Type of Land	Area (km²)	% of Total Area
Agriculture	686.47	94.66
Forest	0	0
Other	38.69	5.34
Total	725.16	100

Villages

There are around 79 villages in Kopargaon taluka. For a list of villages see Villages in Kopargaon taluka. Major villages include Karanji bk, Kolapewadi, Manjur, Chas Nali, Sanwaster, Pohegaon, Dhamori, Dauch Khurd, Sangvi Bhusar, and Rawanda.

Population

Religions in Kopargaon taluk (2011)^[3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			89.67%
Islam			7.55%
Buddhism			1.35%
Jainism			0.77%
Other or not stated			0.66%

Kopargaon taluka has a population of 302,452 according to the 2011 census. Kopargaon had a literacy rate of 69.75% and a sex ratio of 942 females per 1000 males. 65,273 (21.58%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.36% and 11.37% of the population respectively.^[4]

Languages of Kopargaon taluk (2011)^[5]

Marathi (88.86%)

Hindi (5.26%)

Urdu (3.01%)

Others (2.87%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 88.86% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 5.26% Hindi and 3.01% Urdu as their first language.^[5]

Rainfall

The Table below details rainfall from 1981 to 2004.^[6]

Year	Rainfall (mm)
1981	421
1982	389
1983	531
1984	518
1985	300
1986	319
1987	460
1988	575
1989	594
1990	499
1991	296
1992	418
1993	408
1994	440.2
1995	321
1996	537
1997	290
1998	582
1999	384
2000	428
2001	360
2002	366
2003	280
2004	400

References

^ "Talukas in Ahmednagar district". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
^ "Talukas geographic information". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
^ "District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
^ "Rainfall information of Ahmednagar district". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

[1] "Talukas in Ahmednagar district". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

[2] "Talukas geographic information". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

[Religion-3] "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[districtcensus-4] "District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[langs-5] "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[6] "Rainfall information of Ahmednagar district". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

v t e District Subdivisions and Talukas in Ahmednagar district
Ahmednagar Subdivision	Nagar Nevasa
Karjat Subdivision	Jamkhed Karjat
Sangamner Subdivision	Akole Sangamner
Shrirampur Subdivision	Rahuri Shrirampur
Shrigonda Subdivision	Parner Shrigonda
Pathardi Subdivision	Pathardi Shevgaon
Shirdi Subdivision	Rahata Kopargaon