Kolhapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kolhapur, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Kolhapur is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Karvir taluka of Kolhapur district. The Kolhapur city is divided into 77 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 124,194 families residing in the Kolhapur city. The total population of Kolhapur is 549,236 out of which 280,366 are males and 268,870 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kolhapur is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kolhapur city is 52307 which is 10% of the total population. There are 28350 male children and 23957 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kolhapur is 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (959).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kolhapur is 90.6%. Thus Kolhapur has higher literacy rate compared to 81.5% of Kolhapur district. The male literacy rate is 93.95% and the female literacy rate is 87.18% in Kolhapur.

Kolhapur Munciple Corporation has total administration over 124,194 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kolhapur Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kolhapur Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 52,307 28,350 23,957
Literacy 90.6% 84.4% 79.4%
Scheduled Caste 72,005 36,124 35,881
Scheduled Tribe 2,989 1,563 1,426
Illiterate 98,971 43,605 55,366

Caste-wise Population - Kolhapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Kolhapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 72,005 36,124 35,881
Schedule Tribe 2,989 1,563 1,426

Religion-wise Population - Kolhapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kolhapur is 460,774 which is 83.89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kolhapur is 59,760 which is 10.88% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kolhapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 460,774 (83.89%) 235,652 225,122
Muslim 59,760 (10.88%) 30,156 29,604
Christian 5,251 (0.96%) 2,587 2,664
Sikh 581 (0.11%) 304 277
Buddhist 2,929 (0.53%) 1,555 1,374
Jain 18,420 (3.35%) 9,333 9,087
Other Religion 232 (0.04%) 124 108
No Religion Specified 1,289 (0.23%) 655 634

Literacy Rate - Kolhapur

The total literacy rate of Kolhapur was 90.61% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 450,265 literates, males were 236,761 while females were 213,504. Also the male literacy rate was 93.95% and the female literacy rate was 87.18% in Kolhapur.

  Kolhapur Maharashtra
Female 87.18% 75.87%
Male 93.95% 88.38%
Total 90.61% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Kolhapur

The Sex Ratio of Kolhapur is 959. Thus per every 1000 men there were 959 females in Kolhapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Kolhapur.

Child Population - Kolhapur

According to Census 2011, there were 52,307 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kolhapur. Out of which 28,350 were male while 23,957 were female.

Working Population - Kolhapur

In Kolhapur Munciple Corporation out of total population, 191,556 were engaged in work activities. 93% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 191,556 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,228 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,743 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 178,211 142,598 35,613
Cultivators 2,228 2,021 207
Agriculture Labourer 1,743 1,035 708
Household Industries 7,790 5,097 2,693
Other Workers 166,450 134,445 32,005
Marginal Workers 13,345 8,058 5,287
Non Working 357,680 129,710 227,970

Kolhapur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kolhapur is further divided into 77 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,140 80.2% 915
2 Ward No - 2 7,742 77.3% 927
3 Ward No - 3 6,287 83.6% 894
4 Ward No - 4 7,201 77.7% 964
5 Ward No - 5 6,809 82.9% 1,005
6 Ward No - 6 8,779 86% 935
7 Ward No - 7 9,229 76.4% 896
8 Ward No - 8 9,082 85.1% 964
9 Ward No - 9 6,120 90% 962
10 Ward No - 10 6,919 85.7% 965
11 Ward No - 11 6,613 76.1% 955
12 Ward No - 12 6,069 64.2% 1,018
13 Ward No - 13 8,062 80.6% 980
14 Ward No - 14 6,822 76.9% 927
15 Ward No - 15 6,894 82.2% 957
16 Ward No - 16 6,619 84% 1,003
17 Ward No - 17 6,410 81.9% 986
18 Ward No - 18 7,152 78% 1,036
19 Ward No - 19 6,529 85.6% 960
20 Ward No - 20 5,240 81.4% 977
21 Ward No - 21 6,291 83.9% 953
22 Ward No - 22 6,812 87% 970
23 Ward No - 23 7,657 80.6% 921
24 Ward No - 24 9,890 76.8% 934
25 Ward No - 25 5,815 81.9% 930
26 Ward No - 26 6,465 84.5% 946
27 Ward No - 27 6,743 85.6% 944
28 Ward No - 28 5,754 87.2% 914
29 Ward No - 29 5,890 85.3% 957
30 Ward No - 30 5,018 82.2% 1,029
31 Ward No - 31 5,321 84% 971
32 Ward No - 32 5,411 82.5% 973
33 Ward No - 33 5,973 85.8% 1,004
34 Ward No - 34 6,279 86.7% 986
35 Ward No - 35 6,315 82.3% 991
36 Ward No - 36 6,760 80.2% 920
37 Ward No - 37 6,000 79% 979
38 Ward No - 38 7,718 77.3% 851
39 Ward No - 39 7,073 85.3% 1,088
40 Ward No - 40 6,826 89% 1,015
41 Ward No - 41 7,601 89.3% 1,033
42 Ward No - 42 5,818 81.5% 1,002
43 Ward No - 43 5,863 85% 973
44 Ward No - 44 6,942 82.6% 1,005
45 Ward No - 45 5,448 83.8% 979
46 Ward No - 46 5,214 87.6% 966
47 Ward No - 47 6,912 86.7% 992
48 Ward No - 48 5,876 86.3% 957
49 Ward No - 49 6,813 84.9% 938
50 Ward No - 50 6,259 84.2% 937
51 Ward No - 51 6,555 88.2% 976
52 Ward No - 52 6,097 86.6% 960
53 Ward No - 53 8,279 86.1% 968
54 Ward No - 54 7,232 84% 986
55 Ward No - 55 6,810 65.9% 1,083
56 Ward No - 56 6,603 73.9% 968
57 Ward No - 57 5,252 80.5% 958
58 Ward No - 58 6,559 70.8% 1,014
59 Ward No - 59 8,856 84.6% 951
60 Ward No - 60 6,887 76.9% 980
61 Ward No - 61 7,806 81.3% 953
62 Ward No - 62 8,138 85.1% 973
63 Ward No - 63 5,741 85.8% 1,031
64 Ward No - 64 6,561 86.1% 948
65 Ward No - 65 5,990 74.4% 1,040
66 Ward No - 66 7,066 83.4% 932
67 Ward No - 67 8,961 85.7% 948
68 Ward No - 68 8,953 85.1% 948
69 Ward No - 69 14,787 76.3% 939
70 Ward No - 70 10,683 84% 926
71 Ward No - 71 10,227 87.3% 908
72 Ward No - 72 8,115 81.2% 964
73 Ward No - 73 9,213 84.5% 926
74 Ward No - 74 7,848 82.9% 721
75 Ward No - 75 8,209 85.2% 925
76 Ward No - 76 7,734 76.8% 965
77 Ward No - 77 9,599 66.2% 990

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