Solapur district
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Solapur district | |
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Solapur )
Osmanabad) | |
Area | |
• Total | 14,895 km2 (5,751 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,317,756 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
• Urban | 31.83% |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 71.2% |
• Sex ratio | 935 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | http://solapur.gov.in/ |
Solapur District (Marathi pronunciation: [solaːpuːɾ]) is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins.[2] The entire district is drained by the Bhima River.[3]
Solapur district leads Maharashtra in production of Indian cigarettes known as beedi.[4]
History
In ancient times, the northern part of the district was part of Asmaka while the southern part of the district, along with Satara and Sangli districts, was part of the region of Manadesha, part of the larger region of Kuntala. Kuntala became part of the Mauryan Empire during the time of Ashoka. After the fall of the Mauryans, Kuntala came under the Sathavahanas. Solapur lay near the Sathavahana heartland, and so remained under their rule while the rest of their empire became conquered by outside powers. The region must have had a high level of prosperity at the time, as it lay at the centre of multiple trade routes. In c. 250 CE, the Sathavahanas were overthrown by the Abhiras, whose empire later broke apart.
A dynasty calling itself the
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 875,368 | — |
1911 | 946,761 | +0.79% |
1921 | 900,267 | −0.50% |
1931 | 1,058,959 | +1.64% |
1941 | 1,215,953 | +1.39% |
1951 | 1,490,446 | +2.06% |
1961 | 1,843,102 | +2.15% |
1971 | 2,233,369 | +1.94% |
1981 | 2,588,139 | +1.49% |
1991 | 3,231,057 | +2.24% |
2001 | 3,849,543 | +1.77% |
2011 | 4,317,756 | +1.15% |
source:[7] |
According to the
At the time of the
Talukas
Solapur district is subdivided for administrative purposes into eleven
Administration
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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[14] - Teacher, Winner of Global Teacher Prize 2020
Villages
References
- ^ Sushant Kulkarni (3 July 2015). "Anti-Corruption Bureau: Pune Unit records highest number of bribery traps in state". The Indian Express. Pune. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ Shri Mahadev Dada Tonpe, Mahavir Shah. "सोलापूर जिल्हा" [Solapur Jilha]. Solapur Pune Pravasi Sanghatna (in Marathi). Solapur. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Solapur District Geographical Information". Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
- ^ Meena Menon (21 June 2006). "A dream come true for beedi workers of Solapur". The Hindu. Mumbai. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ Roberts, L, Dorris, M. "Gumasta licence". Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "District Gazetteers: Solapur". gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in. Government of Maharashtra. 1977.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Solapur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Gumasta License". Shopact Maharashtra. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Solapur census records". The Gezzeters department Solapur.
- ^ "Geographical information" (PDF). Solapur district. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Top teacher wins $1m and gives half away". BBC News. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.