Maroli (Solapur district)

Maroli
Maroli
	village
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur district
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Maroli is a village in the Mangalvedha taluka of Solapur district in Maharashtra state, India.

Maroli was one of 10 villages of the Mangalvedha taluka where all voters boycotted the 2009 Indian general election polls. They did so to protest the lack of action by elected officials in resolving problems with water supply.^[1]

Demographics

Covering 1,349 hectares (3,330 acres) and comprising 335 households at the time of the 2011 census of India, Maroli had a population of 1700. There were 871 males and 829 females, with 216 people being aged six or younger.^[2]

References

↑ Kothari, Vishwas (24 April 2009). "10 villages boycott polls in Solapur". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
↑ "Census of India 2011: Maharashtra Series 28, Part XII District Census Handbook Solapur Primary Census Abstract" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations Maharashtra. p. 228. Retrieved 2018-01-24.

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[1] Kothari, Vishwas (24 April 2009). "10 villages boycott polls in Solapur". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-24.

[2] "Census of India 2011: Maharashtra Series 28, Part XII District Census Handbook Solapur Primary Census Abstract" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations Maharashtra. p. 228. Retrieved 2018-01-24.