| Voice of Solapur : Dattu
Kishan Shendaga
In Solapur, farmers have to face lot of problems. People depend
on agriculture for their livelihood. There are no industries around
so everyone takes up farming to lead a living.
Women are not empowered. They do not have much livelihood opportunities.
Unemployment is also a big challenge.
Government should encourage companies to set up their industries
in Solapur. This will generate income.
In some villages there is water shortage that puts agriculture at
a big risk.
Road infrastructure is poorly maintained.
Solapur District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 14895.0 Km2
Population in Solapur (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 4315527
Male : 2233778
Female : 2081749
Under 6 population
Total : 519781
Male : 277726
Female : 242055
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 66084
In seeing : 21436
In speech : 5733
In hearing : 3236
In movement : 26234
Mental : 9445
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 391
Sex Ratio Rank : 266
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 71 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 179 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Solapur District
Solapur is a district in Maharashtra, India. It
is an important railway junction on the North-South train line.
Also famous for its bedsheets 'chaddars', Solapur has a good number
of small and medium scale industries. Solapur is a leading center
for cotton mills and power looms. Solapur bed-sheets have earned
fame and reputation for their novel designs and durability. The
chief deity of the city is Shri Siddeshwar. The "Nandidhwaj" procession
on Makar Sankranti fare is attended by millions of devotees. The
fare is a spectacular site. The presiding deity of Maharashtra,
Lord Vitthal is at Pandharpur in this district. Swami Samarth of
Akkalkot has followers from all walks of life. Solapur is famous
as a textile town, especially owing to its talented weavers’ community.
A melting pot with a confluence of Marathi, Telugu and Kannada languages,
Solapur district leads in beedi production. Its great strides in
the fields of education, literature and culture as well as rural
prosperity brought in by the cooperation movement have made Solapur
district an important segment of modern Maharashtra. The supreme
sacrifice by the revolutionaries of Solapur has made it immortal.
So much so that the Martyrs’ Memorial here is saluted daily by thousands
of visitors. Kundalsangam, Karmala and Barshi have adopted the path
of development through industry and education.
District - Solapur
Area - 14886 km²
Sub-divisions - Solapur, Madha (Kurduwadi), Pandharpur
Talukas - North Solapur, Barshi, Akkalkot, South Solapur, Mohol,Mangalvedha,
Pandharpur, Sangola, Malshiras, Karmala, Madha
Distance from Mumbai - 450 km
Means of transport -
Railway stations -Solapur, Mohol, Kurduwadi, Madha, Akkalkot
Road ST Buses, SMT (Solapur Municipal Transportation, Auto-Rikshaws.
Solapur station has daily train service to Mumbai via Pune known
as Siddheshwar Express Also, daily shuttle from Solapur to Pune
known as Hutatma Express
Population Total-38,55,383 (District)
Male-19,90,661
Female-18,64,722
Literacy 71.60%
Total-23,65,053
Male-14,00,379
Female-9,64,674
Area under irrigation - 4,839.15 km²
Irrigation projects Major-1 Medium-2 Minor-69 Imp. Projs.- Bhima
Ujjani Industries Big-98 Small-8986
Languages/dialects - Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi Folk-Arts
- Lavani, Gondhal, Dhangari,Aradhi and Bhalari songs
Weather
Temperature
Max: 34.10 °C
Min: 21.7 °C
Rainfall- 759.80 mm (Average)
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