Kopargaon taluka is a
taluka
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in Shirdi subdivision of
Ahmednagar district
Ahmednagar district (Marathi pronunciation: ™É¦(É™)mÉ™d̪nəɡəɾ, officially Ahilyanagar district, is the largest district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical city of Ahmednagar is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar ...
in
Maharashtra
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state of
India
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.
Area
The table below shows area of the taluka by land type.
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
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.
At the time of the
2011 Census of India, 88.86% of the population in the district spoke
Marathi
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, 5.26%
Hindi
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and 3.01%
Urdu
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as their first language.
Rainfall
The Table below details rainfall from 1981 to 2004.
See also
*
Talukas in Ahmednagar district
Ahmednagar district is a district in state of Maharashtra in India. There are 14 talukas (talukas) in Ahmednagar district, Ahmednagar.
District Subdivisions
Ahmednagar district is divided into four district subdivisions.
List of talukas in A ...
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Villages in Kopargaon taluka
References
{{Ahmednagar district topics
Cities and towns in Ahmednagar district
Talukas in Ahmednagar district
Talukas in Maharashtra