Karjat (2)
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Karjat (2)
North-eastern taluka of Kolaba District, Bombay, lying between 18 degree 45' and 19 degree 8' N. and 73 degree 11’ and 73 degree 33' E., with an area of 359 square miles, including the petty subdivision (petha) of Khalapur. There are 270 villages, the head-quarters being at Karjat. The population in 1901 was 87,415, compared with 85,288 in 1891. The density, 243 persons per square mile, is much below the District average. The demand for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. i,6i,oco, and for cesses Rs. 10,000. Karjat may be described as a rough hilly tract, lying between the Western Ghats and the hills of Matheran. On its northern side dales and valleys diversify the surface ; the lowlands are divided into rice-fields, while the higher grounds are clothed with teak, ain, and black-wood. In the east the woodlands become a forest. The Ulhas and other streams which rise in the Western Ghats flow through the taluka, but become dry channels in the hot season. The rainfall is fairly plentiful, and failure of the rice crop rare. Drinking- water is scarce. The rice soil is black, and the upland soil reddish. The climate varies greatly with the season. In January and February the nights are extremely cold. The rainfall during the ten years ending 1903 averaged 130 inches.
