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Kolhapur

This page provides an overview of Kolhapur: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

18,149,996
Population
3,929,479
Households
958
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
72.49%
Approx. literacy

Kolhapur has an aggregated population of 18,149,996. Approximately 42.71% live in rural areas (7,752,002) and 13.55% live in urban areas (2,460,018).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 7,752,002 3
Ajra 343,538 102
Bavda 107,316 48
Bhudargad 451,104 120
Chandgad 561,660 160
Gadhinglaj 650,017 96
Hatkanangle 2,022,730 61
Kagal 780,816 87
Karvir 2,457,430 124
Panhala 770,437 132
Radhanagari 599,139 117
Shahuwadi 551,644 148
Shirol 1,102,163 57

Population summary

Kolhapur has a population of 18,149,996 (9,271,447 males and 8,878,549 females). The sex ratio is about 958 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population18,149,996
Male9,271,447
Female8,878,549
Rural population7,752,002 (42.71%)
Urban population2,460,018 (13.55%)
Households3,929,479

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 72.49%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates13,157,249
Total illiterates4,992,747

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,373,485 (13.08%). ST: 143,142 (0.79%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,373,48513.08%
ST143,1420.79%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,915,724 (10.55%). Workers: 8,083,473 (44.54%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,915,72410.55%
Total workers8,083,47344.54%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Kolhapur 3,876,001
Kolhapur 2,645,992
Kolhapur 1,230,009
Karvir 1,037,713
Hatkanangle 807,751
Karvir 655,709
Hatkanangle 407,228
Hatkanangle 400,523
Shirol 391,015
Karvir 382,004
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