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District of Maharashtra in India

Solapur district

District of Maharashtra

Clockwise from top-left: Vithoba Temple in Pandharpur, Solapur Fort, Ujjani Dam, Grasslands at Nannaj Bustard Sanctuary, Siddeshwar Temple, Solapur

Location in Maharashtra

Coordinates (Solapur): 17°50′N 75°30′E﻿ / ﻿17.833°N 75.500°E﻿ / 17.833; 75.500
Country|  India
State| Maharashtra
Division| Pune Division[1]‌‌‌
Headquarters| Solapur
Tehsils| 1\. Akkalkot, 2. Barshi, 3. Karmala, 4. Madha, 5. Malashiras, 6. Mangalwedha, 7. Mohol, 8. Pandharpur, 9. Sangola, 10. North Solapur and 11. South Solapur
Government

• Body| Solapur Zilla Parishad
• Guardian Minister| Jaykumar Gore
(Cabinet Minister)
• District Magistrate & Collector| Kumar Ashirwad
• MPs| Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde (Solapur)
Dhairyasheel Patil (Madha)
Omprakash Rajenimbalkar (Dharashiv)
Area

• Total

| 14,895 km2 (5,751 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 4,317,756
• Density| 290/km2 (750/sq mi)
• Urban

| 31.83%
Demographics

• Literacy| 71.2%
• Sex ratio| 935
Time zone| UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| MH13 Solapur MH45 Akluj (Solapur Rural)
Website| http://solapur.gov.in/

Solapur district (Marathi pronunciation: [solaːpuːɾ]) is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins.[2] The entire district is drained by the Bhima River.[3]

Solapur district leads Maharashtra in production of Indian cigarettes known as beedi.[4]

## History

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### Ancient period

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In ancient times, the northern part of the district was part of Asmaka while the southern part of the district, along with Satara and Sangli districts, was part of the region of Manadesha, part of the larger region of Kuntala. Kuntala became part of the Mauryan Empire during the time of Ashoka. After the fall of the Mauryans, Kuntala came under the Sathavahanas. Solapur lay near the Sathavahana heartland, and so remained under their rule while the rest of their empire became conquered by outside powers. The region must have had a high level of prosperity at the time, as it lay at the centre of multiple trade routes. In c. 250 CE, the Sathavahanas were overthrown by the Abhiras, whose empire later broke apart.

A dynasty calling itself the Rashtrakutas, whose first ancestor ruled in around 350CE, had their base at Manapura in modern Satara district. Their core territory was the Kuntala region, and they often harassed the Vakatakas in Vidarbha. A work ascribed to Kalidasa mentions how the Gupta ruler Vikramaditya sent him as ambassador to the Kuntala king, who eventually warmed up to him. Kalidasa says how he made peace between the Vakatakas and the Rashtrakutas, but was scathing of the lord of Kuntala's neglect of statecraft. Around the 5th century CE, an inscription records an invasion of Kuntala by the Vakatakas and that the lord of Kuntala was made into a feudatory of theirs.[5]

Around the turn of the 6th century CE, the Vakatakas were defeated. A tradition recorded around 125 years later claims the last Vakataka king was given wholly over to pleasures and neglected his kingdom, encouraged by a son of his feudatory in Asmaka. When the kingdom was sufficiently weakened, the ruler of Asmaka invited the Kadambas to invade. In the battle between Kadambas and Vakatakas, the rulers of Asmaka and Kuntala betrayed their overlord and helped the Kadambas win the battle. Afterwards the ruler of Asmaka took over Vidarbha as well as Kuntala, but he was soon overthrown by the Vishnukundins. The Vishnukundins may have briefly controlled Kuntala for a time, but after their overthrow the Rashtrakutas declared independence. The Chalukyas under Pulakeshin II soon ousted the Rashtrakutas and took over Kuntala.[6]

The Chalukyas continued to rule over present Solpaur until the rise of the Rashtrakutas under Dantidurga. The dynasty continued its rule over southern Maharashtra until the middle of the 10th century, when it collapsed quickly. Taila II, the Chalukya mahasamanta of the Rashtrakutas, captured Manyakheta from the last Rashtrakuta king Karka III and took over most of present Maharashtra and northern Karnataka. His descendants of the Western Chalukyas continued dominance until the middle of the 12th century. Several of their feudatories, such as the Kalachuris of Kalyani and Hoysalas, began revolts. During Kalachuri rule Lingayat thought began to spread throughout north Karnataka and southern Maharashtra, including Solapur.[6]

At the same time that the Kalachuris overthrew the Western Chalukyas, one of their other feudatories, the Seunas, also called Yadavas, from Khandesh, declared independence. The Yadavas under Bhillama V, conquered all territory north of the Krishna including all of present Solapur district. Eventually the Yadavas defeated the Hoysalas and took all territory north of the Bhadra. Several grants were made to Yogeshwara during the reigns of some Yadava rulers. The Yadava rulers and their ministers made many contributions to the Pandharpur temple which is situated in the district.[6]

### Medieval period

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At the end of the 13th century, the Delhi Sultanate under Alauddin Khilji first invaded the Yadava kingdom and the king, Ramachandra (also known as Ramdev), was reduced to a tributary and was forced to cede some territory to the sultans. In 1307, due to Ramdev's violation of the treaty, Alauddin invaded again and sent Ramdev as a captive to Delhi. After 6 months he was released and aided Malik Kafur in his attack on the Kakatiyas with a force of Maratha soldiers. In 1311, Malik Kafur was sent to conquer territory south of the Krishna but left portion of his army in Devagiri to keep an eye on Shankardev, who succeeded Ramdev. In 1313, Malik Kafur invaded Devagiri again and killed Shankardev and annexed the entire Yadava kingdom to the Delhi Sultanate. However, he returned to Delhi on hearing news of Alauddin's illness and Harpaldev, Ramdev's son-in-law, took back the entire empire.[6]

In 1317 Alauddin's successor, Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah led an expedition against the Yadavas. Harpaldev was flayed alive and beheaded and the entire Yadava kingdom was permanently annexed by the Delhi Sultanate. Solapur was then ruled from Devagiri by a governor.[6]

During the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, who infamously tried to shift the capital of his empire to Devagiri (renamed Daulatabad), there was a large famine in the region. In 1344, an uprising of Hindu chieftains of Karnataka and Telangana briefly overthrew Sultanate rule in the region, although Delhi sultans kept control over some of the revenue centres. In 1347, Muslim nobles in the Deccan rebelled against Muhammad bin Tughlaq's authority and defeated all attempts to control them. The rebels then declared one of their number, Hasan Gangu, as sultan of all territories in the Deccan, which began the rule of the Bahmani Sultanate.[6]

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1901| 875,368| —
1911| 946,761| +0.79%
1921| 900,267| −0.50%
1931| 1,058,959| +1.64%
1941| 1,215,953| +1.39%
1951| 1,490,446| +2.06%
1961| 1,843,102| +2.15%
1971| 2,233,369| +1.94%
1981| 2,588,139| +1.49%
1991| 3,231,057| +2.24%
2001| 3,849,543| +1.77%
2011| 4,317,756| +1.15%
source:[7]

Religions in Solapur district (2011)[8]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 87.90%
Islam |

| 10.22%
Buddhism |

| 0.82%
Jainism |

| 0.65%
Other or not stated |

| 0.41%

According to the 2011 census Solapur District has a population of 4,317,756, the 43rd largest district in India by population (out of 640). The district has a population density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre (750/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.1%. Solapur has a sex ratio of 932 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.72%. 32.40% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.05% and 1.80% of the population respectively.[9][10]

Languages of Solapur district (2011)[11]

1. Marathi (73.13%)
2. Kannada (9.28%)
3. Hindi (6.47%)
4. Telugu (4.49%)
5. Urdu (3.94%)
6. Lambadi (0.94%)
7. Others (1.75%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 73.13% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 9.28% Kannada, 6.47% Hindi, 4.49% Telugu, 3.94% Urdu and 0.94% Lambadi as their first language.[11][12]

Tehsils of Solapur District

## Talukas

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Solapur district is subdivided for administrative purposes into eleven talukas, which in turn comprise smaller divisions. The talukas are North Solapur, South Solapur, Akkalkot, Barshi, Mangalwedha, Pandharpur, Sangola, Malshiras, Mohol, Madha and Karmala.[13]

## Administration

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## Notable people

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* Akash Thosar \- Marathi film actor
* Atul Kulkarni \- Marathi and Hindi film actor
* Jabbar Patel \- Marathi film director
* Lalchand Hirachand (Industrialist)
* M. F. Husain \- painter
* Nagraj Manjule \- Marathi film director
* Ranjitsinh Disale[14] \- Teacher, Winner of Global Teacher Prize 2020
* Rinku Rajguru \- Marathi film actress
* Sarala Yeolekar \- Marathi film actress
* Shashikala \- Hindi film actress
* Vedhika Kumar \- Telugu Actress
* Yusufkhan Mohamadkhan Pathan (Scholar)

## Villages

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* Buddhehal
* Fulchincholi
* Morochi
* Nandnee
* Piliv
* Valsang

## References

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1. ^ Sushant Kulkarni (3 July 2015). "Anti-Corruption Bureau: Pune Unit records highest number of bribery traps in state". The Indian Express. Pune. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
2. ^ Shri Mahadev Dada Tonpe, Mahavir Shah. "सोलापूर जिल्हा" [Solapur Jilha]. Solapur Pune Pravasi Sanghatna (in Marathi). Solapur. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
3. ^ "Solapur District Geographical Information". Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
4. ^ Meena Menon (21 June 2006). "A dream come true for beedi workers of Solapur". The Hindu. Mumbai. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
5. ^ Roberts, L, Dorris, M. "Gumasta licence". Retrieved 29 December 2021.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. ^ a b c d e f "District Gazetteers: Solapur". gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in. Government of Maharashtra. 1977.
7. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
8. ^ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
9. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Solapur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
10. ^ "Gumasta License". Shopact Maharashtra. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
11. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
12. ^ "Solapur census records". The Gezzeters department Solapur.
13. ^ "Geographical information" (PDF). Solapur district. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
14. ^ "Top teacher wins $1m and gives half away". BBC News. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

## External links

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Places adjacent to Solapur district

| Pune district | Ahmadnagar district | Osmanabad district

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Solapur district topics

History|

* Seuna (Yadava) dynasty
* Mallappa Dhanshetty
* Shrikisan Laxminarayan Sarada
* Walchand Hirachand
* Chandrashekhar Agashe
* Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate

Rivers|

* Bhima River

Dams|

* Ujjani Dam

Tehsils|

* Akkalkot
* Barshi
* Karmala
* Madha
* Solapur North
* Solapur South

Cities and towns|

* Akkalkot
* Barshi
* Karmala
* Madha
* Malshiras
* Mangalwedha
* Mohol
* Pandharpur
* Sangole
* Solapur
* Shreepur

Places to see|

* Pandharpur
* Mangalwedha

Education|

* University of Solapur
* Walchand Institute of Technology

Transport|

* Solapur Junction

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Madha
* Osmanabad
* Solapur

Vidhan Sabha
constituencies|

* Akkalkot
* Barshi
* Karmala
* Madha
* Malsiras
* Mohol
* Pandharpur
* Sangola
* Solapur City Central
* Solapur City North
* Solapur South

Culture|

* Lavani Abhang

Sports|

* Indira Gandhi Stadium

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State of Maharashtra

* Capital: Mumbai
* Second capital: Nagpur

Topics|

* History
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* Tourism
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* Culture
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* Marathi literature
* Marathi cinema
* Maharashtrian cuisine
* Sports

Regions|

* Desh
* Khandesh
* Konkan
* Mumbai Metropolitan Region
* Marathwada
* Vidarbha
* North Maharashtra

Divisions and
Districts|

| Amravati division|

* Akola
* Amravati
* Buldhana
* Washim
* Yavatmal

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Konkan division|

* Mumbai
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* Palghar
* Raigad
* Ratnagiri
* Sindhudurg
* Thane

Aurangabad division|

* Beed
* Aurangabad
* Osmanabad
* Hingoli
* Jalna
* Latur
* Nanded
* Parbhani

Nagpur division|

* Bhandara
* Chandrapur
* Gadchiroli
* Gondia
* Nagpur
* Wardha

Nashik division|

* Ahmednagar
* Dhule
* Jalgaon
* Nandurbar
* Nashik

Pune division|

* Kolhapur
* Pune
* Sangli
* Satara
* Solapur

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* Mumbai
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* Nagpur
* Thane
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* Aurangabad
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municipal corporations|

* Ahmednagar
* Akola
* Amravati
* Bhiwandi
* Chandrapur
* Dhule
* Ichalkaranji
* Jalgaon
* Kolhapur
* Latur
* Malegaon
* Mira-Bhayandar
* Nanded
* Panvel
* Parbhani
* Sangli
* Solapur
* Ulhasnagar

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