Karjat (Pronunciation: [kəɾd͡zət̪]) is a city administered under a Municipal Council in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is served by Karjat railway station. Karjat forms a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Karjat is located approximately at an equidistant of 100 km from Mumbai and Pune. The river Ulhas flows through the city. The city comes under 189 Karjat Assembly constituency.

Demographics

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 female literacy rate is 84.94%. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3039 which is 10.25% of the total population.