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As per the 2011 census of India, the population of Kolhapur city is 549,236 and that in 'Kolhapur Municipal and Regional Development Authority' is 561,837. [26] Kolhapur has one of the highest Human Development Index ratings among Indian districts, at 0.770 in 2011. [27] [28] The most common religion in Kolhapur is Hinduism.
Map of Kolhapur district of Maharashtra: Date: 2 March 2021: Source: Derivative of File:India Maharashtra location map.svg: Author: Own work based on User:Chumwa ...
Kolhapur has a sex ratio of 953 females for every 1000 males. 31.73% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.01% and 0.78% of the population respectively. [7] Kolhapur has one of the highest Human Development Index in India which stood at 0.770 in 2011. [8] [9]
Maharashtra is an Indian state that was formed on 1 May 1960 with 26 initial districts. Since then, 11 additional districts have been created, the most recent of which is Palghar district. The state currently has 36 districts. These districts are grouped into six administrative divisions shown below. Maharashtra with all of its districts
Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary (Marathi: राधानगरी वन्यजीव अभयारण्य) is a wildlife sanctuary and natural World Heritage Site of category ix and x since 2012, located in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra State, India. It lies at the southern end of the Sahyadri hills in the Western Ghats.
Shivgad Fort ( Marathi: शिवगड किल्ला) is a fort located 89km from Kolhapur, in Kolhapur district, of Maharashtra. This fort was an important fort in Kolhapur district as a watch over for the Phonda ghat trade route from Kolhapur to coastal ports. The fort is surrounded by thick forest and hill slopes.
Shahu of Kolhapur, also known as Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj. Hasan Mushrif, is a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party and a former minister in the government of Maharashtra. He is member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kolhapur’s Kagal Assembly seat. Anand Yadav, a Sahitya Academy Award winner was born in this city.
The Kolhapur State was a Maratha princely state of India, under the Deccan Division of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. [1] It was considered the most important of the Maratha principalities [ citation needed ] with the others being Baroda State , Gwalior State and Indore State .