Kolhapur district

The district Kolhapur ( Marathi: कोल्हापूर जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts in the state of Maharashtra in India. The city of Kolhapur is the administrative center of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 3,876,001 people.

Population

The urban population accounts for only 31.73 percent of the total population. A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. Smaller minorities are the Muslims, Jains and Buddhists. In 2001, of 3,523,162 inhabitants, 3,077,263 Hindus ( 87.34 percent), 236 875 Muslims ( 6.72 percent), 147 285 Jains ( 4.18 percent ) and 37 932 Buddhists (1.08 percent). The most common colloquial languages ​​are Marathi and Kannada.

Significant places

Strongest town inhabitants of the district is Kolhapur with nearly 500,000 residents. Other important cities with a population of more than 25,000 people are Ichalkaranji, Jaysingpur, Hupari, Kabnur and Gadhinglaj.