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Solapur District (Marathi pronunciation: [solaːpuːɾ]) is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins.[2] The entire district is drained by the Bhima River.[3]

Solapur district
District of Maharashtra
Grasslands at Nannaj Bustard Sanctuary
Location in Maharashtra
Coordinates (Solapur): 17°50′N 75°30′E
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionPune Division[1]‌‌‌
HeadquartersSolapur
Tehsils1. Akkalkot, 2. Barshi, 3. Karmala, 4. Madha, 5. Malshiras, 6. Mangalwedha, 7. Mohol, 8. Pandharpur, 9. Sangola, 10. North Solapur and 11. South Solapur
Government
 • BodySolapur Zilla Parishad
 • Guardian MinisterDattatray Vithoba Bharne
(Minister of State Mha)
 • President Z. P. SolapurNA
 • District CollectorMr. Milind Shambharkar IAS
 • CEO Z. P. SolapurNA
 • MPsJaisidhesvar Swami
(Solapur)

Ranjit Naik-Nimbalkar
(Madha)

Omraje Nimbalkar
(Osmanabad)
Area
 • Total14,895 km2 (5,751 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,317,756
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
 • Urban
31.83%
Demographics
 • Literacy71.2%
 • Sex ratio935
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitehttp://solapur.gov.in/

Solapur district leads Maharashtra in production of Indian cigarettes known as beedi.[4]


Demographics


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901875,368—    
1911946,761+0.79%
1921900,267−0.50%
19311,058,959+1.64%
19411,215,953+1.39%
19511,490,446+2.06%
19611,843,102+2.15%
19712,233,369+1.94%
19812,588,139+1.49%
19913,231,057+2.24%
20013,849,543+1.77%
20114,317,756+1.15%
source:[5]

According to the 2011 census Solapur District has a population of 4,317,756, the 43rd largest district in India by population (out of 640). The district has a population density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre (750/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.1%. Solapur has a sex ratio of 932 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.72%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.05% and 1.80% of the population respectively.[6]

Religions in Solapur district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 87.90%
Islam
 
 10.22%
Buddhism
 
 0.82%
Jainism
 
 0.65%
Other or not stated
 
 0.41%

Languages of Solapur district (2011)[8]

  Marathi (73.13%)
  Kannada (9.28%)
  Hindi (6.47%)
  Telugu (4.49%)
  Urdu (3.94%)
  Others (2.69%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 73.13% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 9.28% Kannada, 6.47% Hindi, 4.49% Telugu and 3.94% Urdu as their first language.[8][9]

Tehsils of Solapur District
Tehsils of Solapur District

Talukas


Solapur district is subdivided for administrative purposes into eleven talukas, which in turn comprise smaller divisions. The talukas are North Solapur, South Solapur, Akkalkot, Barshi, Mangalwedha, Pandharpur, Sangola, Malshiras, Mohol, Madha and Karmala.[10]


Notable people



See also



References


  1. Sushant Kulkarni (3 July 2015). "Anti-Corruption Bureau: Pune Unit records highest number of bribery traps in state". The Indian Express. Pune. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. Shri Mahadev Dada Tonpe, Mahavir Shah. "सोलापूर जिल्हा" [Solapur Jilha]. Solapur Pune Pravasi Sanghatna (in Marathi). Solapur. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. "Solapur District Geographical Information". Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
  4. Meena Menon (21 June 2006). "A dream come true for beedi workers of Solapur". The Hindu. Mumbai. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. "District Census 2011 - Solapur" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General, India. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "C-16 Population By Religion - Maharashtra". census.gov.in.
  8. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  9. "Solapur census records". The Gezzeters department Solapur.
  10. "Geographical information" (PDF). Solapur district. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  11. "Top teacher wins $1m and gives half away". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2021.


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[de] Solapur (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Solapur (Marathi: .mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:120%}@media all and (min-width:800px){.mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:calc(120% - ((100vw - 800px)/80))}}@media all and (min-width:1000px){.mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:100%}}सोलापूर जिल्हा) ist einer von 35 Distrikten des Staates Maharashtra in Indien.
- [en] Solapur district

[ru] Солапур (округ)

Солапу́р (маратх. सोलापूर जिल्हा; англ. Solapur) — округ в индийском штате Махараштра. Образован 1 мая 1960 года. Административный центр — город Солапур. Площадь округа — 14 895 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 3 849 543 человека. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 71,2 %, что выше среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). Доля городского населения составляла 31,8 %.


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