Kolapur city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Kolhapur Metropolitan Region. The Kolapur city is located in Maharashtra state of India.
The current estimate population of Kolapur city in 2024 is
779,000
, while Kolapur metro population is estimated at
796,000
. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Kolapur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Kolapur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Kolapur city, we will update the same here in 2024.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Kolapur in 2011 is 549,236. Although Kolapur city has population of 549,236; its urban / metropolitan population is 561,837.
Kolapur Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio
In education section, total literates in Kolapur city are 450,265 of which 236,761 are males while 213,504 are females. Average literacy rate of Kolapur city is 90.61 percent of which male and female literacy was 93.95 and 87.18 percent.
The sex ratio of Kolapur city is 959 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 845 per 1000 boys.
Kolapur Slum Population
Total no. of Slums in Kolapur city numbers 14,799 in which population of 67,646 resides. This is around 12.32% of total population of Kolapur city.
Kolapur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Kolapur city with 83.89 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Kolapur with approximately 10.88 % following it.
In Kolapur city, Christinity is followed by 0.96 %, Jainism by 3.35 %, Sikhism by 0.11 % and Buddhism by 0.53 %. Around 0.04 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.23 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion
Percentage
Total
Hindu
83.89 %
460,774
Muslims
10.88 %
59,760
Christian
0.96 %
5,251
Sikh
0.11 %
581
Buddhist
0.53 %
2,929
Jain
3.35 %
18,420
Others
0.04 %
232
Not Stated
0.23 %
1,289
Kolhapur Future Population 2021-2031
Kolhapur
City
Metropolitan
2011
549,236
561,837
2021
714,000
730,000
2022
735,000
751,000
2023
757,000
773,000
2024
779,000
796,000
2025
802,000
819,000
2026
826,000
843,000
2027
850,000
868,000
2028
875,000
894,000
2029
901,000
920,000
2030
928,000
947,000
2031
955,000
975,000
Kolapur City 2011
Total
Male
Female
City Population
549,236
280,366
268,870
Literates
450,265
236,761
213,504
Children (0-6)
52,307
28,350
23,957
Average Literacy (%)
90.61 %
93.95 %
87.18 %
Sexratio
959
Child Sexratio
845
Kolhapur Metropolitan Region
Kolapur city comes under Kolhapur Metropolitan area.