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Karjat | |
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  Karjat Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:18°55′00″N73°19′48″E / 18.9167°N 73.33°E /18.9167; 73.33 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Raigad |
| Taluka | Karjat |
| Government | |
| • Body | Karjat Municipal Council |
| • President (Mayor) | Smt. Pushpa tai Dagade |
| • Municipal Council Chief Officer | Shri. |
| • MLA | Mahendra Thorve (Karjat constituency) |
| Demonym | Karjatkar |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 410201 |
| Telephone code | 02148 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-46, MH-06 |
Karjat (Pronunciation:[kəɾd͡zət̪]) is a city administered under aMunicipal Council in theRaigad district ofMaharashtra,India. It forms a part of theMumbai Metropolitan Region and is located approximately 100 km (62 mi) from bothMumbai andPune. The city is served byKarjat railway station and the Ulhas River flows through it. The city falls under the189Karjat Assembly constituency.
In the 2011 Indian census, Karjat had a population of 29,663. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. The literacy rate in Karjat was 88.38%, higher than the state average of 82.34%. In Karjat, male literacy is around 91.65% while the female literacy rate is 84.94%. Population of Children with an age of 0-6 is 3039 which is 10.25% of the total population.[1]
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 79.17% | |||
| Buddhism | 9.68% | |||
| Islam | 6.71% | |||
| Jainism | 3.08% | |||
| Christianity | 1.17% | |||
| Others | 0.20% | |||
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