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
| leader_name =
| 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
| website =
| footnotes =
| image_skyline = SRES COE KOPARGAON - panoramio (2).jpg
| image_caption = Sanjivani College of Engineering in Kopargaon
}}
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 |
Agriculture | 686.47 | 94.66 |
Forest | 0 | 0 |
Other | 38.69 | 5.34 |
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!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
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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) | |
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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 |
See also
References
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Category:Cities and towns in Ahmednagar district