Demographics
As of 2011 India census Kolhapur Urban Agglomeration had a population of 561,841 whereas the city itself 549,293 making it 78th most populous city in India. In this population males constitute 287,376 and females constitute 274,465 resulting into sex ratio of 955. Kolhapur has average literacy rate of 92.17% which is higher than national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 96.35% and female literacy is 87.84%. Population growth doesn't show significant comparing to 2001 because the city limits have not been expanded since 1977 and trend of industrial growth observed outskirts of city. But it has population density of 8400 per km2 which is higher than state as well as district density.
| Religions in Kolhapur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hindus | 74% | |||
| Muslims | 12% | |||
| Buddhists | 9.6% | |||
| Christians | 1.4% | |||
| Jains | 2.7% | |||
| Others† | 0.3% | |||
| Distribution of religions † |
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