Kopargaon taluka

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Kopargaon taluka

| settlement_type = Tehsil

| image_map = Kopargaon Tehsil in Ahmednagar District.jpg

| map_caption = Location of Kopargaon in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Ahmednagar

| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Kopargaon

| parts_type = Major villages

| parts_style = para

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| leader_title = Tehsildar

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| leader_title1 = Lok Sabha constituency

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| leader_title2 = Assembly constituency

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| leader_title3 = MLA

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| population_total = 302452

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_urban =

| population_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 725.16

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Demographics

| demographics1_title1 = Literacy rate

| demographics1_info1 = 85.08

| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio

| demographics1_info2 = 965

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| footnotes =

| image_skyline = SRES COE KOPARGAON - panoramio (2).jpg

| image_caption = Sanjivani College of Engineering in Kopargaon

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Kopargaon taluka is a taluka in Shirdi subdivision of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra state of India.{{Cite web |url=http://ahmednagar.gov.in/html_docs/GEO-Main.htm |title=Talukas in Ahmednagar district |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929211433/http://ahmednagar.gov.in/html_docs/GEO-Main.htm |archive-date=29 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Area

The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.{{Cite web |url=http://ahmednagar.gov.in/html_docs/GEO-Main.htm |title=Talukas geographic information |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929211433/http://ahmednagar.gov.in/html_docs/GEO-Main.htm |archive-date=29 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}

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!Type of Land

Area (km2)% of Total Area
Agriculture686.4794.66
Forest00
Other38.695.34
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!Total

725.16100

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

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{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|89.67}}

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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.{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Ahmednagar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/772/download/2738/DH_2011_2726_PART_A_DCHB_AHMADNAGAR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

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|caption = Languages of Kopargaon taluk (2011)

|label1 = Marathi |value1 = 88.86 |color1 = red

|label2 = Hindi |value2 = 5.26 |color2 = orange

|label3 = Urdu |value3 = 3.01 |color3 = green

|label4 = Others |value4 = 2.87 |color4 = grey

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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.{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

Rainfall

The Table below details rainfall from 1981 to 2004.{{Cite web |url=http://ahmednagar.gov.in/html_docs/rainfall_information_of_district.htm |title=Rainfall information of Ahmednagar district |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142213/http://ahmednagar.gov.in/html_docs/rainfall_information_of_district.htm |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}

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Year || Rainfall (mm)
1981421
1982389
1983531
1984518
1985300
1986319
1987460
1988575
1989594
1990499
1991296
1992418
1993408
1994440.2
1995321
1996537
1997290
1998582
1999384
2000428
2001360
2002366
2003280
2004400

See also

References

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