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Kolhapur 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 3,876,001 people
Households 840,240 PCA households
Literacy rate 81.51% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.96% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 3,876,001 2,645,992 1,230,009 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 840,240 568,519 271,721 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 408,942 279,956 128,986 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.55% 10.58% 10.49% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 957 962 947 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 863 862 865 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 2,825,845 1,853,869 971,976 Literacy rate% 81.51% 78.35% 88.28% Male literacy rate% 88.57% 86.75% 92.42% Female literacy rate% 74.22% 69.73% 83.95% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 504,461 355,641 148,820 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 30,206 22,318 7,888 Total workersCensus workers 1,704,054 1,267,257 436,797 Work participation rate% 43.96% 47.89% 35.51% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,508,563 1,101,978 406,585 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 195,491 165,279 30,212 Non-workerspeople 2,171,947 1,378,735 793,212
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 840,240 households and 3,876,001 residents. Urban residents made up 31.73% of the population. Rural residents made up 68.27%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.55% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.57% for males and 74.22% for females. Of 1,704,054 workers, 88.53% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 594,056 66,816 Agricultural labourers 207,790 58,238 Household industry workers 48,004 11,928 Other workers 658,713 58,509
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 802887 549,236 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 802884 287,353 people within this district · Town
Census code 802885 48,510 people within this district · Town
Census code 567320 38,146 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802888 34,106 people within this district · Town
Census code 567499 31,238 people within this district · Census town
Census code 567321 28,953 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802890 27,185 people within this district · Town
Census code 802883 25,651 people within this district · Town
Census code 802886 22,372 people within this district · Town
Census code 567500 22,353 people within this district · Census town
Census code 567319 20,420 people within this district · Census town
Census code 567964 17,257 people within this district · Census town
Census code 567498 12,601 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802889 11,194 people within this district · Town
Census code 567504 10,138 people within this district · Census town
Census code 567497 9,075 people within this district · Census town
Census code 567502 8,623 people within this district · Census town
Census code 567501 7,222 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802881 5,339 people within this district · Town
Census code 567503 5,223 people within this district · Census town
Census code 567260 4,693 people within this district · Census town
Census code 802882 3,121 people within this district · Town
Religion in Census 2011 Scroll sideways for all columns.
Residents by reported religion Community Residents Share Hindu 33,79,906 87.20% Muslim 2,86,558 7.39% Christian 15,573 0.40% Sikh 1,570 0.04% Buddhist 29,766 0.77% Jain 1,54,882 4.00% Other religions and persuasions 1,274 0.03% Religion not stated 6,472 0.17%
Source: Census C-01 · Original workbook · workbook row 1621 · checked 2026-11-09.
Population change, 2001–2011 On the 2011 Census jurisdiction, the district went from 35,23,162 to 38,76,001 residents, a change of 10.01%. A-02 adjusts the earlier count to the 2011 boundaries.
Source: Census A-02 · Original workbook · workbook row 459–460 · checked 2026-11-09.