Solapur District (Marathi pronunciation: olaːpuːɾ is a district in Maharashtra state of

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. The city of

Solapur Solapur () is a city located in the south-western region of the Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, with a branch ...

is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins. The entire district is drained by the

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. Solapur district leads Maharashtra in production of Indian cigarettes known as

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census Solapur District has a

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of 4,317,756, the 43rd largest

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in India by population (out of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.1%. Solapur has a

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of 932

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 77.72%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.05% and 1.80% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 73.13% of the population in the district spoke Marathi language, Marathi, 9.28% Kannada, 6.47% Hindi, 4.49% Telugu language, Telugu and 3.94% Urdu as their first language.2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
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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 Taluka, Akkalkot, Barshi Taluka, Barshi, Mangalwedha, Pandharpur, Sangola, Malshiras, Mohol, Madha, Maharashtra, Madha and Karmala Taluka, Karmala.

Notable people

* M. F. Husain - painter * Shashikala - Hindi film actress * Sarala Yeolekar - Marathi film actress * Lalchand Hirachand (Industrialist) * Yusufkhan Mohamadkhan Pathan (Scholar) * Jabbar Patel - Marathi film director * Atul Kulkarni - Marathi and Hindi film actor * Nagraj Manjule - Marathi film director * Rinku Rajguru - Marathi film actress * Akash Thosar - Marathi film actor * Ranjitsinh Disale - Teacher, Winner of Global Teacher Prize 2020

References

External links

Official website of Solapur District
{{Authority control Solapur district, Districts of Maharashtra Pune division

Demographics

Talukas

Notable people

See also

References

External links