Kolhapur District Population, Maharashtra - Census India 2011

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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3,876,001100%
Hindu3,379,90687.2%
Muslim286,5587.39%
Jain154,8824%
Buddhist29,7660.77%
Christian15,5730.4%
Religion not stated6,4720.17%
Sikh1,5700.04%
Other religions and persuasions1,2740.03%

Kolhapur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)3407,345
Number of households271,721568,519
Total Population1,230,0092,645,992
Population (%)51.37%49.02%
Male Population631,8431,348,815
Female Population598,1661,297,177
Sex Ratio947962
Literacy (%)79.02%70.06%

List of Talukas in Kolhapur

Check out complete list of all Talukas of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra
TalukaPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Karvir1,037,7136651561937
Hatkanangle807,7516131319932
Shirol391,015503777957
Kagal275,372545505948
Panhala259,417567458915
Gadhinglaj225,7344724781039
Radhanagari199,713881227935
Chandgad187,2209561961019
Shahuwadi185,6611,0251811021
Bhudargad150,368636237983
Ajra120,2655442211095
Bavda35,772278129937

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Kolhapur Population Facts

Number of Households840,240
Population3,876,001
Male Population1,980,658 (51.1%)
Female Population1,895,343 (48.9%)
Children Population408,942
Area7,685 km2
Population density/km2504
Sex-ratio957
Literacy72.91%
Male Literacy78.75%
Female Literacy66.8%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.78%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %13.01%

Map of Kolhapur, Maharashtra