At the 2011 Census, Pune Division had a population of 23,449,049.[2] The region has a high literacy rate; higher than the national average. According to the 2011 Census, Pune district has a literacy rate of 86.15%, Satara 82.86%, Sangli 81.47%, Kolhapur 81.50% and Solapur 77.01%.
Languagesedit
The most spoken language is Marathi, which is also the sole official language of the region. There are significant minorities of Hindi speakers as well as speakers of other regional languages such as Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Marwari and Bengali in the Urban areas. Kannada is also spoken by a large number of people in the regions bordering Karnataka. Urdu is spoken by the local Muslim population as well as migrants.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 86.99% of the population of Pune Division followed Hinduism, 7.62% Islam, 2.49% Buddhism, 0.74% Christianity and the remaining 2.16% of the population followed other religions or stated no religion.[2]
History of administrative districts in Pune Divisionedit
There have been changes in the names of districts and has seen also the addition of newer districts after India gained Independence in 1947 and also after the state of Maharashtra was formed.
Notable events include the creation of Sangli district after merging former royal kingdoms of Miraj, Aundh, Sangli, Tasgaon, and Kurundwad.
The Pune district is under the proposal to be divided and a separate Baramati district be carved out of existing Pune district with the inclusion of the eastern parts of Pune district which include Shirur, Purandar, Daund, Baramati and Indapur talukas as well as Phaltan taluka from neighboring Satara district in the proposed Baramati district.
The Satara district is under the proposal to be divided and a separate Karad district be carved out of existing Satara district with the inclusion of Karad and Patan as well as talukas of Walwa, Kadegaon and Shirala from neighboring Sangli district in the proposed Karad district.
Referencesedit
^Rao; Prakash; Patil; Yogesh. Reconsidering the Impact of Climate Change on Global Water Supply, Use, and Management. IGI Global. p. 253. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ abc"Population By Religious Community". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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Pune Division better known as Paschim Maharashtra or Desh is one of the six administrative divisions of the Indian State of Maharashtra Pune Division is bound by Konkan Division to the west Nashik Division to the north Aurangabad Division to the east and the state of Karnataka to the south 1 Paschim MaharashtraPune DivisionLocation of Pune Division in MaharashtraCoordinates 18 31 48 N 73 50 24 E 18 53000 N 73 84000 E 18 53000 73 84000CountryIndiaStateMaharashtraDistricts1 Pune 2 Kolhapur 3 Sangli 4 Satara 5 SolapurGovernment Commissioner Pune DivisionNA Police Commissioner Pune DivisionNA All Guardian Minister Pune DivisionAjit Pawar Pune District Hasan Mushrif Kolhapur District Jayant Patil Sangli District Shamrao Pandurang Patil Satara District Dattatray Vithoba Bharne Solapur District All District Collector s Pune DivisionMr Dr Rajesh Deshmukh IAS Pune District Mr Rahul Rekhawar IAS Kolhapur District Mr Dr Abhijeet Chaudhari IAS Sangli District Mr Shekhar Singh IAS Satara District Mr Milind Shambharkar IAS Solapur District All MP s Pune DivisionNAArea Total58 268 km2 22 497 sq mi Under irrigation8 896 km2 3 435 sq mi Population 2011 census Total23 449 049Literacy 2001 Census 76 95 Main cropsJowar wheat bajra sugarcane rice soybean onion groundnut vegetables turmeric grape pomegranate It includes some of the most developed and most populous areas of Maharashtra Contents 1 Demographics 1 1 Languages 1 2 Religion 2 History of administrative districts in Pune Division 3 ReferencesDemographics editAt the 2011 Census Pune Division had a population of 23 449 049 2 The region has a high literacy rate higher than the national average According to the 2011 Census Pune district has a literacy rate of 86 15 Satara 82 86 Sangli 81 47 Kolhapur 81 50 and Solapur 77 01 Languages edit The most spoken language is Marathi which is also the sole official language of the region There are significant minorities of Hindi speakers as well as speakers of other regional languages such as Telugu Kannada Gujarati Marwari and Bengali in the Urban areas Kannada is also spoken by a large number of people in the regions bordering Karnataka Urdu is spoken by the local Muslim population as well as migrants At the time of the 2011 Census of India 81 90 of the population of Pune Division spoke Marathi 6 88 Hindi 3 30 Kannada 2 33 Urdu 0 97 Telugu 0 71 Marwari and 0 65 Gujarati as their first language 3 Languages in Pune Division 2011 3 Marathi 81 90 Hindi 6 88 Kannada 3 30 Urdu 2 33 Telugu 0 97 Marwadi 0 71 Gujarati 0 65 Others 3 26 Religion edit At the time of the 2011 Census of India 86 99 of the population of Pune Division followed Hinduism 7 62 Islam 2 49 Buddhism 0 74 Christianity and the remaining 2 16 of the population followed other religions or stated no religion 2 Religion in Pune Division 2011 2 Hinduism 86 99 Islam 7 62 Buddhism 2 49 Christianity 0 74 Other or not stated 2 16 History of administrative districts in Pune Division editThere have been changes in the names of districts and has seen also the addition of newer districts after India gained Independence in 1947 and also after the state of Maharashtra was formed Notable events include the creation of Sangli district after merging former royal kingdoms of Miraj Aundh Sangli Tasgaon and Kurundwad The Second event includes the renaming of the erstwhile Poona district as Pune district The Solapur district is under proposal to be divided and a separate Pandharpur district be carved out of existing Solapur district comprising talukas of Pandharpur Sangola Karmala Mangalwedha Malshiras and Madha in Solapur district and also talukas of Jath and Atpadi from neighbouring Sangli district to create a new Pandharpur district The Pune district is under the proposal to be divided and a separate Baramati district be carved out of existing Pune district with the inclusion of the eastern parts of Pune district which include Shirur Purandar Daund Baramati and Indapur talukas as well as Phaltan taluka from neighboring Satara district in the proposed Baramati district The Satara district is under the proposal to be divided and a separate Karad district be carved out of existing Satara district with the inclusion of Karad and Patan as well as talukas of Walwa Kadegaon and Shirala from neighboring Sangli district in the proposed Karad district References edit Rao Prakash Patil Yogesh Reconsidering the Impact of Climate Change on Global Water Supply Use and Management IGI Global p 253 Retrieved 4 November 2016 a b c Population By Religious Community censusindia gov in Retrieved 12 September 2023 a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Maharashtra censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India nbsp This article about a location in Pune district is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pune division amp oldid 1209015895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
