Kolhapur district
Kolhapur district is in Maharashtra state. The city of Kolhapur is the district headquarters. As of 2011, the district had population of 3,876,001, of which 33% were urban.
Kolhapur district | |
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District of Maharashtra | |
Location of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
Division | Pune Division |
Headquarters | Kolhapur |
Tehsils | 1. Gadhinglaj, 2. Karveer, 3. Bhudargad, 4. Panhala, 5. Kagal, 6. Shirol, 7. Hatkanangale, 8. Ajara, 9. Chandgad, 10. Gaganbawada, 11. Radhanagari, 12. Shahuwadi |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | 1. Kolhapur, 2. Hatkanangle (shared with Sangli District), based on (Election Commission website) |
Area | |
• Total | 7,685 km2 (2,967 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,876,001 |
• Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 32% |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 89% |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH-4, NH-204 |
Average annual precipitation | 1035 mm |
Website | http://kolhapur.nic.in |
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Kolhapur district has a population of 3,876,001. This gives it a ranking of 65th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 504 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,310/sq mi). Its population growth over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.96%. Kolhapur has a sex ratio of 953 females for every 1000 males.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 90.00% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 2.60% Hindi, 2.70% Urdu, 2.00% Kannada, 0.46% Sindhi and 0.42% Telugu as their first language.[1]
The district has three centres of tourism, the Mahalaxmi temple and karveer peeth jagadguru shankaracharya math in the city of Kolhapur and Jyotiba temple in Wadi ratnagiri.[2]
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
1901 | 872,720 | — |
1911 | 792,681 | −0.96% |
1921 | 794,673 | +0.03% |
1931 | 908,317 | +1.35% |
1941 | 1,039,279 | +1.36% |
1951 | 1,267,609 | +2.01% |
1961 | 1,552,636 | +2.05% |
1971 | 2,001,973 | +2.57% |
1981 | 2,457,095 | +2.07% |
1991 | 2,989,507 | +1.98% |
2001 | 3,523,162 | +1.66% |
2011 | 3,876,001 | +0.96% |
source:[3] |
Administration and Divisions
Name of Division (Headquarter) | Sr. No. | Districts | Administration | Sub-Division | Taluka | Source |
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Pune Division HQ=Pune Districts=5 SubDivisions=31 Talukas=64 |
1. | Kolhapur District | HQ-Kolhapur Sub-Divisions-6 Taluka-12 |
Panhala | District website | |
Ichalkaranji | ||||||
Karvir | ||||||
Radhanagari | ||||||
Bhudargad | ||||||
Gadhinglaj | ||||||
See also
References
- 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- "AAI proposal to acquire 11ha land for airport soon: MP - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901