Kolhapur district

Kolhapur district (Marathi pronunciation: [kolʱaːpuɾ]) is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. The city of Kolhapur is its district headquarter. It is situated near Panchaganga river.[1]

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Kolhapur.
Kolhapur district
District of Maharashtra
Clockwise from top-left: Statue of Baji Prabhu Deshpande in Panhala Fort, Pohale Caves, view from Vishalgad Fort, Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, Mahalakshmi Temple in Kolhapur
Location in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionPune
HeadquartersKolhapur
Tehsils1. Gadhinglaj, 2. Karveer, 3. Bhudargad, 4. Panhala, 5. Kagal, 6. Shirol, 7. Hatkanangale, 8. Ajara, 9. Chandgad, 10. Gaganbawada, 11. Radhanagari, 12. Shahuwadi
Government
 • BodyKolhapur Zilla Parishad
 • Guardian MinisterSatej Patil
(Minister of State Mha)
 • President Zilla Parishad
  • President
    Mr. Rahul Patil
  • Vice President
    Mr. Jaywantrao Shimpi
 • District Collector
  • Mr. Rahul Rekhawar (IAS)
 • CEO Zilla Parishad
  • Shri Sanjay Singh Chavan (IAS)
 • MPs
Area
[1]
 • Total7,692 km2 (2,970 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,874,015[1]
 • Urban
32%
Demographics
 • Literacy82%[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH-4, NH-204
Average annual precipitation1035 mm
Websitekolhapur.gov.in/en/

It is bordered by the Sangli district to the North, by Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg to the West and by Karnataka state to the East.[2]

History

Kolhapur was a princely state during British rule of India. Shahu Maharaj ruled it from 1894 to 1922. He worked for the development of the state. It was a hub for Marathi film industry. It was known as 'Chitranagari'. It is now known as Bhalji Pendharkar Chitranagari.[1]

Geography

Kolhapur district have Bauxite mineral resources in Sahyadri mountains. Ghatprabha, Tamraparni, Dudhganga, Krushna, Bhogawati, Warna, Kasari, Panchaganga, Wedganga, Kumbhi rivers flows through this district. Groundnut, Soyabean, Tobacco, Rice, Jowar, Cotton and Sugarcane are prime crops of this district. Cashew is prime crop of Chandgad taluka. Kolapur is part of Pune division.[2] Radhanagari dam is present on the Bhogawati river. Kolhapur has Panhala hill station. Male to female ratio of the district is 1000:953[1]

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. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.01% and 0.78% of the population respectively.[3]

Religions in Kolhapur district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 87.20%
Muslims
 
 7.39%
Jains
 
 4.00%
Buddhists
 
 0.77%
Other or not stated
 
 0.64%

Languages in Kolhapur district (2011)[5]

  Marathi (89.16%)
  Hindi (3.84%)
  Urdu (2.70%)
  Kannada (2.00%)
  Others (2.30%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 89.16% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 3.84% Hindi, 2.70% Urdu and 2.00% Kannada as their first language. Urdu and Kannada both had a decline in absolute numbers from 2001 to 2011.[5]

The district has three centres of tourism, the Mahlakshmi Temple and Karveer Peeth Jagadguru Shankaracharya Math in the city of Kolhapur and Jyotiba temple in Wadi Ratnagiri.[6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901872,720—    
1911792,681−0.96%
1921794,673+0.03%
1931908,317+1.35%
19411,039,279+1.36%
19511,267,609+2.01%
19611,552,636+2.05%
19712,001,973+2.57%
19812,457,095+2.07%
19912,989,507+1.98%
20013,523,162+1.66%
20113,876,001+0.96%
source:[7]

Educational institutions

The Kolhapur district has a good number of educational institutions that provide a range of educational programs - from KG to PG and beyond. The district has Shivaji University located in the city of Kolhapur. The university provides various master and Ph.D. level programs. Shivaji University covers three districts - Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara under its jurisdiction. Apart from the university, Kolhapur district has a number of other renowned educational institutions like CSIBER-Chhatrapati Shahu Institute of Business Education and Research, Rajaram College Kolhapur, Swami Vivekanand College Kolhapur, D. Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College, Mouni Vidyapeeth, KIT College of Engineering Kolhapur, etc. Kolhapur District is enriched in terms of the availability of quality education of all kinds.

Administration and divisions
Districts, Sub-Divisions and Talukas in Pune Division
Name of Division
(Headquarter)		Sr. No.DistrictsAdministrationSub-DivisionTalukaSource
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

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Swami, V.N. (2020). जिल्हा मध्यवर्ती सहकारी बँक भरती परीक्षा मार्गदर्शक [District Central Cooperative Bank Clerk Grade Examination] (in Marathi). Latur, India: Vidyabharti Publication. pp. 85–86.
  2. Patil, Eknath (2021). तात्यांचा ठोकळा [Uncle's Box] (in Marathi). Kolhapur, Maharashtra: Spardha Vishwa Publication. p. 265.
  3. "District Census 2011 - Kolhapur" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General, India. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "C-16 Population By Religion - Maharashtra". census.gov.in.
  5. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. "AAI proposal to acquire 11ha land for airport soon: MP - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  7. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

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