Pune division

Coordinates: 18°31′48″N 73°50′24″E / 18.53000°N 73.84000°E / 18.53000; 73.84000
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Paschim Maharashtra
Pune Division
Solapur
Government
 • Commissioner Pune DivisionNA
 • Police Commissioner Pune DivisionNA
 • All Guardian Minister Pune Division

(Pune District)

(Kolhapur District)

(Sangli District)

(Satara District)

(Solapur District)
 • All District Collector's Pune Division
  • Mr. Dr. Rajesh Deshmukh (IAS)

(Pune District)

  • Mr. Rahul Rekhawar (IAS)

(Kolhapur District)

  • Mr. Dr. Abhijeet Chaudhari (IAS)

(Sangli District)

  • Mr. Shekhar Singh (IAS)

(Satara District)

  • Mr. Milind Shambharkar (IAS)
(Solapur District)
 • All MP's Pune DivisionNA
Area
 • Total58,268 km2 (22,497 sq mi)
 • Under irrigation8,896 km2 (3,435 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total23,449,049
Literacy (2001 Census)76.95%
Main cropsJowar, wheat, bajra, sugarcane, rice, soybean, onion, groundnut, vegetables, turmeric, grape, pomegranate

Pune Division (better known as

Aurangabad Division to the east, and the state of Karnataka to the south.[1]

It includes some of the most developed and most populous areas of Maharashtra.

Demographics

At the

2011 Census, Pune Division had a population of 23,449,049.[2]
The region has a high literacy rate; higher than the national average. According to the 2011 Census, Pune district has a literacy rate of 86.15%, Satara 82.86%, Sangli 81.47%, Kolhapur 81.50% and Solapur 77.01%.

Languages

The most spoken language is Marathi, which is also the sole official language of the region. There are significant minorities of Hindi speakers as well as speakers of other regional languages such as Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Marwari and Bengali in the Urban areas. Kannada is also spoken by a large number of people in the regions bordering Karnataka. Urdu is spoken by the local Muslim population as well as migrants.

At the time of the

2011 Census of India, 81.90% of the population of Pune Division spoke Marathi, 6.88% Hindi, 3.30% Kannada, 2.33% Urdu, 0.97% Telugu, 0.71% Marwari and 0.65% Gujarati as their first language.[3]

Languages in Pune Division (2011)[3]

  
Kannada (3.30%)
  Urdu (2.33%)
  Telugu (0.97%)
  Marwadi (0.71%)
  Gujarati
(0.65%)
  Others (3.26%)

Religion

At the time of the

2011 Census of India, 86.99% of the population of Pune Division followed Hinduism, 7.62% Islam, 2.49% Buddhism, 0.74% Christianity and the remaining 2.16% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.[2]

Religion in Pune Division (2011)[2]

  Hinduism (86.99%)
  Islam (7.62%)
  Buddhism (2.49%)
  Christianity (0.74%)
  Other or not stated (2.16%)

History of administrative districts in Pune Division

There have been changes in the names of districts and has seen also the addition of newer districts after India gained Independence in 1947 and also after the state of Maharashtra was formed.

References

  1. ^ Rao; Prakash; Patil; Yogesh. Reconsidering the Impact of Climate Change on Global Water Supply, Use, and Management. IGI Global. p. 253. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Population By Religious Community". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.


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