Kolhapur District Population, Maharashtra - Census India 2011

Kolhapur is one of district of Maharashtra in India. There are 12 Talukas, 1216 villages and 23 towns in Kolhapur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Kolhapur district has 840240 households, population of 3876001 of which 1980658 are males and 1895343 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 408942 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 7685 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
Total3876001100%
Hindu337990687.2%
Muslim2865587.39%
Jain1548824%
Buddhist297660.77%
Christian155730.4%
Religion not stated64720.17%
Sikh15700.04%
Other religions and persuasions12740.03%

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)340.047344.96
Number of households271721568519
Total Population12300092645992
Population (%)51.37%49.02%
Male Population6318431348815
Female Population5981661297177
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
Karvir1037713664.651561937
Hatkanangle807751612.571319932
Shirol391015503.39777957
Kagal275372545.23505948
Panhala259417566.67458915
Gadhinglaj225734472.384781039
Radhanagari199713880.75227935
Chandgad187220956.481961019
Shahuwadi1856611025.271811021
Bhudargad150368635.63237983
Ajra120265543.962211095
Bavda35772278.02129937

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Kolhapur Population Facts

Number of Households840240
Population3876001
Male Population1980658 (51.1%)
Female Population1895343 (48.9%)
Children Population408942
Area7685 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