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Kolapur Population 2024

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.
Kolhapur Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 561,837 286,938 274,899
Literates 460,702 242,317 218,385
Children (0-6) 53,552 29,014 24,538
Average Literacy (%) 90.64 % 93.95 % 87.23 %
Sexratio 958
Child Sexratio 846
Kolhapur Metropolitan Areas
Gandhinagar, and Kolapur