Kolhapur
Kolhapur is a city in Maharashtra state of India and serves as Mahanagar Palika. It is also one of the districts of Maharashtra.
As on April 2024, the current population of Kolhapur is 6.23 lakhs out of which 3.18 lakhs are males and rest 3.05 lakhs are females. The sex ratio of this city is 959 females per 1000 males. There are around 52.3 thousands teenagers in Kolhapur. It has literacy rate of 82% which means around 5.11 lakhs persons can read and write. Total 81.7 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 3.4 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the city. There are around 1.41 lakhs households in Kolhapur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The city has working population of 2.17 lakhs.
Schools
Kolhapur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govindrao High-School/junior Colle
- Jagruti High School & Raosahebanna Kitturkar Junior Collece Gadhinglaj
- Sanjay Ghodawat Inter. School Attigre
- Vivekanand College
- Balvantrao Yadav High.Vadgaon
Hospitals
Kolhapur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kothali Sub-Center
- Satawane Sub-Center
- Siddhanerli Primary Health Center
- FWC No.1 Savitribai Phule
- Tirpan Sub-Center
Banks
Kolhapur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- The Ajara Urban Co op Bank Ajara RTGS-HO
- The Ajara Urban Co op Bank Ajara Uttur
- The Ajara Urban Co op Bank Ajara Gargoti
- The Ajara Urban Co op Bank Ajara Nesari
- The Ajara Urban Co op Bank Ajara Chandgad
Kolhapur District
Kolhapur is one of the 36 districts of Maharashtra, spread in an area of 7685 square kilometers. It is divided into 12 Talukas and 12 blocks. As on 24th April 2024, the current population of Kolhapur district is 43.98 lakhs, which includes urban population of 13.96 lakhs and rural population of 30.02 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 957 females per 1000 males. There are 9.53 lakhs houses in the district which means every household has around 5 members. There are around 4.09 lakhs teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 73% which means around 32.06 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 19.33 lakhs. Total 5.72 lakhs people belonging to scheduled caste and 34.3 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Talukas in Kolhapur district
Kolhapur district has total 12 Taluka.
Blocks in Kolhapur district
Kolhapur district has total 12 blocks.
- Ajara
- Gagan Bavada
- Bhudargad
- Chandgad
- Gadhinglaj
- Hatkanangale
- Kagal
- Karveer
- Panhala
- Radhanagari
- Shahuwadi
- Shirol
Kolhapur Zilla Parishad
Rahul Patil is the President (Adhyaksha) of Zilla Parishad Kolhapur, who can be contacted at email address presidentzpkop@gmail.com and mobile number 98225xxx92. The office landline number is 0231-265**23. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Sanjaysinh Chavan, who can be reached at email address ceozpkolhapur@gmail.com and mobile number 98226xxx80. The office address is Zilla Parishad, Nagala Park, Kolhapur, Pincode - 416001. You can reach there by taking a bus till Zp bus stop which is less than a km away. The office has library facility, internet facility and Wi-Fi facility.There are ten computers, ten laptops, ten printers and ten scanners available for various works.It also has a CSC center. Kolhapur Zilla Parishad consists of total 12 Block Panchayat.