Sangli (district)

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Sangli District
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Pune
Administrative headquarters : Sangli
Area : 8,572 km²
Residents : 2,822,143
Population density : 329 inhabitants / km²
Website : sangli.nic.in

The Sangli district ( Marathi : सांगली जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts of the state of Maharashtra in India .

The city of Sangli is the administrative seat of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 2,822,143 people.

history

From pre-Christian times to the year 1318 the area - like the whole region - was ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first state known by name was the Maurya Empire , the last non-Muslim dynasty were the Yadavas of Devagiri. After decades of military clashes with Muslim rulers in northern India, it was occupied by Muslim soldiers in 1318. Thereafter, various Muslim dynasties ruled until 1707 (Sultanate of Delhi, Bahmani, Dekkan sultanates and the Great Mughals). In 1707 the area became part of the Hindu Marathon Empire. After the Marathas were defeated by the British in 1818, it became part of the British Empire as an independent state. They ruled from 1818 to 1849 through rajas who were comfortable with them, after which the district became part of the British administrative region of Bombay Presidency . With the independence of India in 1947 and the reorganization of the country, it became part of the new state of Bombay State in 1950 . During this time, the previous district of Satara was divided into the districts of North Satara (today's Satara District ) and South-Satara (today's area of ​​the Sangli District). In 1960, Bombay State was divided and the area came to the newly created state of Maharashtra.

population

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Sangli district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase slowed down in the years 2001–2011, however, and was only over 9 percent (9.24%). In those ten years, however, the population increased by almost 240,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The district with the largest population is Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad with over 500,000 residents. Other major cities with a population of more than 25,000 people are Uran Islampur , Vita , Tasgaon and Ashta . The urban population makes up only 25.49 percent of the total population.

Population of the district by confession

A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. Important religious minorities are the Muslims, Jainas and Buddhists. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year Buddhists Christians Hindus Jainas Muslims Sikhs Other not specified Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % Residents %
2001 35,142 1.36% 9,696 0.38% 2,243,478 86.84% 85.160 3.30% 203,524 7.88% 1.312 0.05% 1,123 0.04% 4,089 0.16% 2,583,524 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

District population by language

A clear vast majority of the population speaks Marathi. Significant linguistic minorities with more than 100,000 native speakers are Kannada and Urdu. Hindi (with Hindi dialects around 90,000 people), Telugu, Marwari (Hindi dialect with Marathi influences) and Gujarati are each spoken by over 10,000 people. The following table shows the exact linguistic composition of the population:

year Marathi Kannada Urdu Hindi Telugu Marwari Gujarati Other Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % Residents %
2001 2,191,113 84.81% 143,798 5.57% 106,568 4.12% 67,481 2.61% 19,542 0.76% 14,300 0.55% 10,507 0.40% 30,215 1.17% 2,583,524 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Web links

Commons : Sangli District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • District website
  • [1] - Map of Sangli District
  • [2] - Sangli District
  • [3] - Some background information about the district
  • [4] - Economy, nature and sights

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. ^ History of the district up to 1900 in the Imperial Gazeteer Of India
  3. ^ History of the District
  4. ^ Result of the 2011 census on city population
  5. ↑ Census of India 2001 (PDF; 54 kB)