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Solapur population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Maharashtra, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 4,317,756 people
Households 873,167 PCA households
Literacy rate 77.02% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.97% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 4,317,756 2,918,665 1,399,091 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 873,167 593,560 279,607 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 538,453 376,328 162,125 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.47% 12.89% 11.59% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 938 922 972 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 883 874 907 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,910,676 1,882,788 1,027,888 Literacy rate% 77.02% 74.06% 83.1% Male literacy rate% 85.03% 82.82% 89.7% Female literacy rate% 68.55% 64.64% 76.36% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 649,745 443,181 206,564 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 77,592 49,731 27,861 Total workersCensus workers 1,898,395 1,395,123 503,272 Work participation rate% 43.97% 47.8% 35.97% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,763,175 1,297,320 465,855 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 135,220 97,803 37,417 Non-workerspeople 2,419,361 1,523,542 895,819
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 873,167 households and 4,317,756 residents. Urban residents made up 32.4% of the population. Rural residents made up 67.6%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.47% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.03% for males and 68.55% for females. Of 1,898,395 workers, 92.88% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 607,657 29,593 Agricultural labourers 508,141 50,193 Household industry workers 63,585 7,521 Other workers 583,792 47,913
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 802856 951,558 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802855 118,722 people within this district · Town
Census code 802857 98,923 people within this district · Town
Census code 802860 40,103 people within this district · Town
Census code 562512 39,972 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802858 34,321 people within this district · Town
Census code 802853 23,199 people within this district · Town
Census code 802854 22,463 people within this district · Town
Census code 802859 21,824 people within this district · Town
Census code 562511 17,930 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802861 12,363 people within this district · Town
Census code 802862 11,214 people within this district · Town
Census code 562513 6,499 people within this district · Census town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 37,95,424 87.90% Muslim 4,41,254 10.22% Christian 9,882 0.23% Sikh 1,279 0.03% Buddhist 35,497 0.82% Jain 28,134 0.65% Other religions and persuasions 568 0.01% Religion not stated 5,718 0.13%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1433 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 38,49,543 to 43,17,756 residents, a change of 12.16%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 408–409 · checked 2026-11-09.