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THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE |
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THE PEOPLE.
Details of 1951 Census.
THE POPULATION OF THE NEWLY CREATED DISTRICT OF
KOLHAPUR, according to the census of 1951 is 1,227,547 (m.
623,421; f. 604,126). Spread over its area of 2.794.4 [This
area figure has been Obtained from the Land Records Department or
from Local records; the same as furnished by the Surveyor General of
India is 2,756.3 sq. miles.] sq. miles, it works out at 439.3 to the
sq. mile. This total is composed of Hindus numbering
1,104,651.(m. 559,838; f. 544,813) or 89.99 per cent.;
Jains 58,124 (m. 30,006; f. 28,118) or 4.73 per cent.;
Muslims 56,356 (m. 29,225; f. 27,131) or 4.59 per
cent.; Christians 8,356 (m. 4,305; f. 4,051) or 0.68
per cent. The census has also enumerated separately 139,075
(m. 69,670; f. 69,405) belonging to "Scheduled Castes"
and 214 (m. 133; f. 81) belonging to "Scheduled
Tribes", 5,054 (m. 2,612; f. 2,442) as "Displaced
persons" from Pakistan and 58 (m. 48; f. 10) as
"Non-Indian " Nationals. The proportion of males in the whole
population of the district was 50.7 and of females 49.3. [The
composition of population in Kolhapur State in 1881. These figures
pertain to the old Kolhapur State to which were added new areas when
it was reorganised under the same name after the merger of Indian
States with the Indian Union. Out of a total population of 800,189.
Hindus numbered 719,164, Jains 46,732, Musalmans 33,022, Christians
1,253 and others 18.]
The tract-wise distribution of the population over
the district is as follows: -
Rural Tracts : 950,090
(m. 479,416; f. 470,674)-Karvir, Kagal, 221,178
(m. 112,605; f 108,573); Hatkanangale and Shirol
194,085 (m. 99,843; f. 94,242)-; Gadhinglaj, Ajra and
Bhudargad 222,452 (m. 111,279; f. 111,173); Bavda,
Radhanagari, Shahuwadi and Panhala 312,375 (m. 155,689;
f. 156,686).
Urban Tracts: 277,457 (m.
144,005; f. 133,452)-Kolhapur city 136,833 (m. 71,360;
f. 65,475); Hatkanangale, Shahuwadi and Panhala, 107,703
(m. 55,748; f. 51,955); Gadhinglaj, Kagal and Ajra
32,919 (m. 16,897; f. 16,022).
Livelihood Pattern.
The population is split up by the census into eight
livelihood classes.
Agricultural classes: (i) Cultivators
of land wholly or mainly owned and their dependents-663,073
(m. 333,445; f. 329,628). (ii) Cultivators of land
wholly or mainly unowned and their dependents-154,023 (m.
79,481; f. 74,542). (iii) Cultivating labourers and their
dependents-84,636 (m. 42,595; f. 42,041). (iv)
Non-cultivating owners of land, agricultural rent receivers and
their dependents-26,523 (m.12,055; f. 14,478).
Total-928,265 (m. 467,576; f. 460,689).
Non-agricultural Classes :
Persons (including dependents) who derive their principal means of
livelihood from, (v) Production other than cultivation-108,707
(m. 56,632; f. 52,075). (vi) Commerce-40,612
(m. 27,571; f. 13,041). (vii) Transport- 9,189
(m. 4,906; f. 4,283). (viii) Other services and
miscellaneous sources-127,528 (m. 66,736; f. 60,792).
Total-299,282 (m. 155,845; f. 143,437).
Of the seven tables of population statistics printed
below:-
The first indicates the variation in area, houses
and population over the long period from 1881 to 1951 (except for
the year 1901).
The second table shows the changes in the
composition of the population, for the years 1911, 1931 and 1951, in
regard to age and marriage. The figures available for 1951 are for a
sample population only.
The third gives for the years 1911, 1931 and 1951
the distribution of population according to languages.
The fourth exhibits the distribution of population
by religion during the various Census years.
The fifth enumerates the distribution of population
among the talukas according to the census for 1951
The sixth and the seventh give "area, houses, and
inmates" for urban and rural areas in 1951.
TABLE No. I.
AREA, HOUSES AND
POPULATION FROM 1881 TO 1951.
District
Kolhapur.
|
Census
years.
|
Area in Square
Miles. |
Towns |
Villages
|
Occupied Houses
|
Population
|
|
Urban |
Rural |
Urban |
Rural
|
|
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
1881 |
2,816 |
5 |
1,056 |
11,505 |
1,17,643 |
33,024 |
32,999 |
3,77,623 |
3,56,543 |
|
1891 |
2,855 |
9 |
1,056 |
18,525 |
1,42,107 |
55,763 |
53,284 |
4,05,111 |
3,95,853 |
|
1911 |
3,217 |
9 |
1,060 |
19,447 |
1,59,734 |
46,740 |
42,741 |
3,77,695 |
3,66,265 |
|
1921 |
3,217 |
11 |
1,036 |
21,158 |
1,45,035 |
54,998 |
49,714 |
3,73,545 |
3,55,469 |
|
1931 |
3,217 |
14 |
1,040 |
24,584 |
1,57,880 |
72,277 |
63,286 |
4,18,059 |
4,03,515 |
|
1941 |
3,219 |
14 |
1,037 |
34,222 |
1,81,218 |
90,352 |
81,583 |
4,64,586 |
4,55,525 |
|
1951 |
2,794.4 |
19 |
948 |
40,651 |
1,47,780 |
1,44,005 |
1,33,452 |
4,79,416 |
4,70,674 |
TABLE No. II.
CIVIL CONDITIONS BY AGE
PERIODS (ALL COMMUNITIES).
District
Kolhapur.
1911.
|
Age Periods |
Total Population |
Married |
Unmarried |
Widowed. |
|
Male. |
Female. |
Male. |
Female. |
Male. |
Female. |
Male. |
Female. |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
0-5 |
57,674 |
58,582 |
859 |
3,475 |
56,798 |
55,029 |
17 |
78 |
|
5-10 |
54,019 |
51,786 |
2,357 |
16,111 |
51,561 |
35,118 |
101 |
557 |
|
10-15 |
51,261 |
42,353 |
7,969 |
30,282 |
42,939 |
10,341 |
353 |
1,730 |
|
15-20 |
34,186 |
29,912 |
13,904 |
26,099 |
19,673 |
1,015 |
609 |
1,798 |
|
20-40 |
1,28,079 |
1,29,232 |
1,06,158 |
1,05,265 |
14,838 |
2,221 |
7,083 |
21,746 |
|
40-60 |
77,327 |
72,438 |
62,808 |
31,845 |
1,611 |
897 |
12,908 |
39,696 |
|
60
and over |
21,889 |
25,703 |
13,959 |
2,649 |
337 |
238 |
7,593 |
22,816 |
|
Total |
8,33,441 |
4,24,435 |
2,08,014 |
2,15,726 |
1,87,757 |
1,04,859 |
28,664 |
88,421 |
TABLE No.
II-contd.
1931.
|
Age Periods. |
Total Population. |
Married. |
Unmarried. |
Widowed. |
|
Male. |
Female. |
Male. |
Female. |
Male. |
Female. |
Male. |
Female. |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
0-1 |
14,640 |
14,553 |
67 |
85 |
14,573 |
14,466 |
-- |
2 |
|
1-5 |
55,694 |
60,069 |
623 |
1,659 |
55,062 |
58,348 |
9 |
62 |
|
5-10 |
68,102 |
16,360 |
2,273 |
13,066 |
65,744 |
47,793 |
85 |
501 |
|
10-15 |
62,684 |
53,654 |
5,213 |
23,807 |
57,308 |
28,956 |
163 |
891 |
|
15-20 |
41,956 |
39,313 |
16,109 |
35,056 |
25,406 |
2,556 |
441 |
1,701 |
|
20-30 |
79,574 |
81,268 |
58,810 |
71,996 |
18,603 |
1,999 |
2,161 |
7,273 |
|
30-40 |
67,072 |
63,528 |
59,551 |
47,285 |
3,329 |
963 |
4,192 |
15,280 |
|
40-50 |
47,967 |
42,829 |
40,995 |
22,230 |
933 |
610 |
6,039 |
19,989 |
|
50-60 |
31,076 |
28,042 |
23,939 |
8,086 |
459 |
421 |
6,678 |
19,535 |
|
60 and
over. |
21,571 |
22,185 |
14,037 |
3,239 |
322 |
198 |
7,212 |
18,748 |
|
Total |
4,90,336 |
4,66,801 |
2,21,617 |
2,26,509 |
2,41,739 |
1,56,310 |
26,980 |
83,982 |
TABLE No.
II-contd.
1951 [The Census
Authorities prepared this table on the basis of data collected from
the 10 per cent sample slips of the general population.].
|
Age Periods. |
Total Population. |
Married. |
Unmarried. |
Widowed or Divorced. |
|
Male. |
Female. |
Male. |
Female. |
Male. |
Female. |
Male. |
Female. |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
-0 |
1,970 |
1,918 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
1-4 |
6,606 |
6,331 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
5-14 |
16,796 |
15,404 |
45 |
743 |
16,747 |
14,649 |
4 |
12 |
|
15-24 |
10,175 |
10,318 |
2,423 |
8,430 |
7,721 |
1,645 |
31 |
193 |
|
25-34 |
9,179 |
9,401 |
7,970 |
8,461 |
1,028 |
95 |
181 |
665 |
|
35-44 |
7,459 |
6,676 |
6,956 |
5,230 |
219 |
47 |
384 |
1,399 |
|
45-54 |
5,355 |
4,748 |
5,586 |
2,498 |
92 |
23 |
677 |
2,227 |
|
55-64 |
3,327 |
3,070 |
2,525 |
688 |
42 |
24 |
760 |
2,358 |
|
65-74 |
1,173 |
1,415 |
779 |
180 |
32 |
9 |
362 |
1,226 |
|
75 and
over |
404 |
485 |
211 |
44 |
15 |
5 |
178 |
436 |
|
Age not
stated. |
8 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
8 |
2 |
-- |
2 |
|
Total |
62,452 |
59,770 |
25,395 |
26,504 |
34,480 |
24,748 |
2,557 |
8,518 |
TABLE No. III.
LANGUAGE (MOTHER-TONGUE),
DISTRICT KOLHAPUR.
|
Languages. |
1911. |
1931. |
1951. |
|
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females |
|
Marathi |
3,37,953 |
3,27,566 |
3,91,768 |
3,72,478 |
5,24,025 |
5,14,479 |
|
Kannadda |
67,545 |
63,940 |
74,997 |
72,021 |
60,299 |
54,862 |
|
*Urdu |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
26,672 |
24,506 |
|
Telugu |
812 |
647 |
1,910 |
1,849 |
2,824 |
3,157 |
|
*Sindhi |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2,691 |
2,493 |
|
Gujarati |
-- |
-- |
1,146 |
1,259 |
2,001 |
1,621 |
|
*Hindi |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2,534 |
759 |
|
Rajasthani |
168 |
102 |
275 |
109 |
608 |
512 |
|
Konkani |
-- |
-- |
304 |
338 |
536 |
571 |
|
Tamil |
-- |
-- |
28 |
14 |
569 |
521 |
|
Hindustani |
-- |
-- |
15,811 |
14,709 |
381 |
423 |
|
*Kachchhi |
-- |
-- |
12 |
1 |
57 |
42 |
|
*Portuguese |
4 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
51 |
43 |
|
*Beldari |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
30 |
34 |
|
*Tulu |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
19 |
37 |
|
*Malayalam |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
40 |
8 |
|
*Panjabi |
4 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
31 |
8 |
*In 1931 Census all these languages are included
with other Indian Languages. In 1931 Census all European and Asian
languages are not given separately.
TABLE No.
III-contd.
|
Languages. |
1911. |
1931. |
1951. |
|
Males. |
females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
|
English |
21 |
7 |
33 |
28 |
17 |
12 |
|
*Naipali |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
16 |
4 |
|
Bengali |
-- |
-- |
6 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
|
*Kanjari |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
5 |
8 |
|
Chinese |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
4 |
|
Persian |
-- |
-- |
4 |
-- |
2 |
4 |
|
*Oriya |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
|
Western Hindi |
2 |
67 |
19,447 |
18,403 |
-- |
-- |
|
Other Indian Languages. |
1,749 |
1,605 |
399 |
299 |
-- |
-- |
|
Other European Languages. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
|
Gipsy |
326 |
277 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sindhi |
20 |
5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Pashtu |
13 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
6 |
-- |
TABLE No. IV.
POPULATION BY RELIGION
FROM 1881 TO 1951, DISTRICT KOLHAPUR.
|
Religion. |
1881. |
1901. |
1911. |
|
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females |
|
Hindus |
3,68,031 |
3,51,133 |
4,13,656 |
4,04,349 |
3,85,725 |
3,73,166 |
|
Sikhs |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
|
Jains |
11,830 |
12,113 |
26,199 |
24,725 |
20,306 |
18,488 |
|
Buddhists |
8 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Zorastrians |
-- |
-- |
5 |
5 |
15 |
6 |
|
Muslims |
20,554 |
20,866 |
19,821 |
18,732 |
17,272 |
16,058 |
|
Christians |
652 |
601 |
1,192 |
1,325 |
1,117 |
1,288 |
|
Jews |
4 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Parsis |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
continued.
|
Religion. |
1921. |
1931. |
1951. |
|
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
|
Hindus |
3,88,698 |
3,69,048 |
4,43,033 |
4,23,615 |
5,59,838 |
5,44,813 |
|
Sikhs |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
30 |
1 |
|
Jains |
20,251 |
17,916 |
23,133 |
20,724 |
30,006 |
28,118 |
|
Buddhists |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
7 |
7 |
|
Zorastrians |
7 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
|
Muslims |
17,972 |
16,538 |
21,788 |
20,077 |
29,225 |
27,131 |
|
Christians |
1,615 |
1,678 |
2,375 |
2,384 |
4,305 |
4,051 |
|
Jews |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Parsis |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
TABLE No. V.
POPULATION BY TALUKA IN
1951, RURAL AND URBAN-DISTRICT KOLHAPUR.
|
Name of Taluka or Peta. |
Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
|
Rural. |
Urban. |
Rural. |
Urban. |
Rural. |
Urban. |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
Ajra |
26,195 |
2,703 |
27,477 |
2,650 |
53,672 |
5,353 |
|
Bavada |
24,912 |
-- |
28,010 |
-- |
52,922 |
-- |
|
Bhudargad |
33,162 |
-- |
32,767 |
-- |
65,929 |
-- |
|
Gadhinglaj |
51,922 |
4,381 |
50,929 |
4,165 |
1,02,851 |
8,546 |
|
Hatkanangale |
54,911 |
33,043 |
41,604 |
30,142 |
1,06,515 |
63,185 |
|
Kagal |
46,592 |
9,813 |
45,122 |
9,207 |
91,714 |
19,020 |
|
Karvir |
66,013 |
71,360 |
63,451 |
65,475 |
1,29,464 |
1,36,833 |
|
Panhala |
44,810 |
3,863 |
43,972 |
3,734 |
88,782 |
7,597 |
|
Radhanagari |
44,375 |
-- |
42,830 |
-- |
87,205 |
-- |
|
Shahuwadi |
41,592 |
1,693 |
41,874 |
1,606 |
83,466 |
3,299 |
|
ShiroJ |
44,932 |
17,149 |
42,638 |
16,473 |
87,570 |
33,622 |
|
District Total |
4,79,416 |
1,44,005 |
4,70,674 |
1,33,452 |
9,50,090 |
2,77,457 |
TABLE No. VI.
URBAN AREA, HOUSES AND
INMATES 1951, DISTRICT KOLHAPUR.
|
Serial No. |
Name of village or town/ward. |
Area of village or town in square miles. |
Number of houses. |
Number of households. |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
1 |
Ajra |
3.0 |
805 |
992 |
|
2 |
Alte
Kasaba |
12.2 |
845 |
1,065 |
|
3 |
Gadhinglaj |
9.9 |
1,277 |
1,519 |
|
4 |
Hupari |
6.6 |
989 |
1,262 |
|
5 |
Ichalkaranji |
8.7 |
2,618 |
5,503 |
|
6 |
Jaysingpur |
0.75 |
604 |
1,626 |
|
7 |
Kagal |
11.3 |
1,162 |
1,991 |
|
8 |
Kapashi |
3.4 |
631 |
759 |
|
9 |
Vadgaon
Kasaba |
5.8 |
782 |
1,139 |
|
10 |
Kodoli
Kasaba |
8.6 |
1,346 |
1,454 |
continued.
|
Serial No. |
Total number of persons enumerated (including
inmates of institutions and houseless persons.) |
Number of inmates of institutions and houseless
persons. |
Number of houses per square mile. |
Number of household per square mile. |
|
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
|
1 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
1 |
5,353 |
2,703 |
2,650 |
28 |
12 |
268.33 |
330.66 |
|
2 |
5,214 |
2,710 |
2,504 |
-- |
-- |
69.26 |
87.29 |
|
3 |
8,546 |
4,381 |
4,165 |
38 |
32 |
128.99 |
153.43 |
|
4 |
7,039 |
3,745 |
3,294 |
-- |
-- |
149.85 |
191.21 |
|
5 |
27,423 |
14,380 |
13,043 |
-- |
-- |
300.92 |
632.53 |
|
6 |
8,048 |
4,227 |
3,821 |
-- |
-- |
805.33 |
2,168.00 |
|
7 |
9,821 |
5,047 |
4,774 |
18 |
3 |
102.83 |
176.19 |
|
8 |
3,562 |
1,864 |
1,698 |
2 |
-- |
185.59 |
223.24 |
|
9 |
6,173 |
3,164 |
3,009 |
-- |
-- |
134.83 |
196.38 |
|
10 |
7,597 |
3,863 |
3,734 |
67 |
84 |
156.51 |
160.07 |
TABLE No.
VI-contd.
|
Serial
No. |
Name of village
or town/ward. |
Area of village
or town in square miles. |
Number of
houses. |
number of
Households. |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5
|
|
11 |
Kolhapur |
24.8 |
22,247 |
27,214 |
|
12 |
Kimbhoj |
12.8 |
853 |
1,060 |
|
13 |
Kurundwad |
7.0 |
1,409 |
1,838 |
|
14 |
Malkapur |
10.3 |
420 |
641 |
|
15 |
Murgud |
4.5 |
819 |
1,061 |
|
16 |
Nandani |
6.5 |
992 |
1,108 |
|
17 |
Pattan Kodoli |
8.3 |
624 |
1,117 |
|
18 |
Rukadi |
6.4 |
925 |
1,046 |
|
19 |
Shirol |
14.9 |
1,303 |
2,062 |
|
|
Total |
165.75 |
40,651 |
54,457 |
continued.
|
Serial
No. |
Total number of
persons enumerated (including inamates of institutions and
houseless persons.) |
Number of
inmates of institutions and houseless persons. |
Number of
Houses per square mile. |
Number of House
hold per square mile. |
|
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
|
1 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
11 |
1,36,835 |
71,360 |
65,475 |
944 |
93 |
897.06 |
1,097.34 |
|
12 |
5,968 |
3,107 |
2,861 |
-- |
-- |
66.64 |
82.81 |
|
13 |
9,744 |
4,783 |
4,961 |
3 |
-- |
201.29 |
262.57 |
|
14 |
3,299 |
1,693 |
1,606 |
5 |
6 |
40.78 |
62.23 |
|
15 |
5,637 |
2,902 |
2,735 |
10 |
2 |
182.00 |
235.78 |
|
16 |
5,699 |
2,942 |
2,757 |
6 |
6 |
152.62 |
170.46 |
|
17 |
5,993 |
3,111 |
2,882 |
-- |
-- |
75.18 |
134.58 |
|
18 |
5,375 |
2,826 |
2,549 |
-- |
-- |
144.53 |
163.44 |
|
19 |
10,131 |
5,197 |
4,934 |
-- |
-- |
87.45 |
138.39 |
|
|
2,77,457 |
1,44,005 |
1,33,452 |
1,121 |
238 |
245.25 |
328.55 |
TABLE No. VII.
RURAL AREA, HOUSES AND
INMATES 1951, DISTRICT KOLHAPUR.
|
Serial No. |
Name of village or town/ward. |
Area of village or town in sq. miles. |
Number of houses. |
Number of households. |
|
1 |
Ajra |
202.3 |
7,917 |
9,846 |
|
2 |
Bavda (Peta) |
260.6 |
8,519 |
10,422 |
|
3 |
Bhudargad |
253.1 |
9,394 |
12,355 |
|
4 |
Gadhinglaj (Peta) |
181.8 |
15,297 |
18,699 |
|
5 |
Hatkanangale |
174.4 |
17,922 |
20,037 |
|
6 |
Kagal |
192.8 |
13,891 |
17,789 |
|
7 |
Karvir |
237.6 |
20,145 |
25,272 |
|
8 |
Panhala (Peta) |
209.7 |
14,074 |
16,999 |
|
9 |
Radhanagari |
344.5 |
12,382 |
16,824 |
|
10 |
Shahuwadi |
397.2 |
14,481 |
16,355 |
|
11 |
Shirol |
175.1 |
13,758 |
15,706 |
|
|
Total |
2,629.1 |
1,47,780 |
1,80,304 |
continued.
|
Serial No. |
Total Number of persons enumerated (including
inmates of institutions and houseless persons). |
Number of inmates of institutions and houseless
persons. |
Number of houses per sq. mile. |
Number of house holds per sq. mile. |
|
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
|
1 |
53,672 |
26,195 |
27,477 |
140 |
114 |
39.13 |
48.67 |
|
2 |
52,922 |
24,912 |
28,010 |
55 |
20 |
32.69 |
39.99 |
|
3 |
65,929 |
33,162 |
32,767 |
275 |
246 |
37.12 |
48.81 |
|
4 |
1,02,851 |
51,922 |
50,929 |
322 |
264 |
84.14 |
102.85 |
|
5 |
1,06,515 |
54,911 |
51,604 |
-- |
-- |
102.76 |
114.89 |
|
6 |
91,714 |
46,592 |
45,122 |
195 |
150 |
72.05 |
92.27 |
|
7 |
1,29,464 |
66,013 |
63,451 |
326 |
149 |
84.79 |
106.36 |
|
8 |
88,782 |
44,810 |
43,972 |
58 |
58 |
67.11 |
81.06 |
|
9 |
87,205 |
44,375 |
42,830 |
155 |
123 |
35.94 |
48.84 |
|
10 |
83,466 |
41,592 |
41,874 |
134 |
112 |
36.46 |
41.18 |
|
11 |
87,570 |
44,932 |
42,638 |
3 |
95 |
78.57 |
89.71 |
|
|
9,50,090 |
4,79,416 |
4,70,674 |
1,663 |
1,331 |
56.21 |
68.58 |
Urban and Rural Population.
Like other districts of the State, Kolhapur is
essentially a district of villages. There are altogether 967
inhabited places in the district of which 948 are villages
(excluding uninhabited villages and villages which form part of
Municipal areas) and 19 towns including the city of Kolhapur. Out of
the total district population 18.5 per cent, live in the urban area
and the remaining 81.5 per cent. live in the rural area. Of the 19
towns only one i.e., Kolhapur has a population of more than one
lakh-136,835. Kolhapur villages are villages of two classes walled
and open. Some of the village walls are of burnt brick and mud and
some are of stone and mud. Some old villages have stately gates and
ruined fortifications. In most villages houses are not built in rows
but are scattered all over the village site. Kunbis or husbandmen,
Marathas, Jains and Lingayats form the bulk of the population.
Dhangars (shepherds) and other herdsmen live with their herds on the
hills. On the out skirts of the villages are the quarters of
Harijans such as Mahars, Mangs, Cambhars and Dhors. In the
following pages are described some of the customs and cultural
traits of the two major community groups- Hindus and Muslims in the
district, Hindus being further sub-divided into Vedic and non-Vedic,
Jains and Lingayats. The backward classes including the Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes, are dealt with in a separate section.
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