Kolhapur is one of district of Maharashtra in India. There are 12 Talukas, 1,216 villages and 23 towns in Kolhapur district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kolhapur district has 840,240 households, population of 3,876,001 of which 1,980,658 are males and 1,895,343 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 408,942 which is 10.55% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kolhapur district is around
957 compared to
929 which is average of Maharashtra state. The literacy rate of Kolhapur district is 72.91% out of which 78.75% males are literate and 66.8% females are literate. The total area of Kolhapur is 7,685 sq.km with population density of 504 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 68.27% of population lives in Urban area and 31.73% lives in Rural area. There are 13.01% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.78% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kolhapur district.
Kolhapur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 3,876,001 | 100% |
| Hindu | 3,379,906 | 87.2% |
| Muslim | 286,558 | 7.39% |
| Jain | 154,882 | 4% |
| Buddhist | 29,766 | 0.77% |
| Christian | 15,573 | 0.4% |
| Religion not stated | 6,472 | 0.17% |
| Sikh | 1,570 | 0.04% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 1,274 | 0.03% |
Kolhapur Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 340 | 7,345 |
| Number of households | 271,721 | 568,519 |
| Total Population | 1,230,009 | 2,645,992 |
| Population (%) | 51.37% | 49.02% |
| Male Population | 631,843 | 1,348,815 |
| Female Population | 598,166 | 1,297,177 |
| Sex Ratio | 947 | 962 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.02% | 70.06% |
List of Talukas in Kolhapur
Check out complete list of all Talukas of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra
| Taluka | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Karvir | 1,037,713 | 665 | 1561 | 937 |
| Hatkanangle | 807,751 | 613 | 1319 | 932 |
| Shirol | 391,015 | 503 | 777 | 957 |
| Kagal | 275,372 | 545 | 505 | 948 |
| Panhala | 259,417 | 567 | 458 | 915 |
| Gadhinglaj | 225,734 | 472 | 478 | 1039 |
| Radhanagari | 199,713 | 881 | 227 | 935 |
| Chandgad | 187,220 | 956 | 196 | 1019 |
| Shahuwadi | 185,661 | 1,025 | 181 | 1021 |
| Bhudargad | 150,368 | 636 | 237 | 983 |
| Ajra | 120,265 | 544 | 221 | 1095 |
| Bavda | 35,772 | 278 | 129 | 937 |
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