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THE PEOPLE
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DETAILS OF 1951CENSUS
ACCORDING TO THE 1951 CENSUS THE POPULATION OF THE SATARA DISTRICT
(including the newly merged areas) is 11,75,309 or 292.17 to the
square mile (m. 5,72,967; f. 6,02,342). Of these Hindus number
11,30,592 (m. 5,50,069; f. 5,80,523) or 96.2 per cent; Sikhs 128
(m. 75; f. 53); Jains 5,301 (m. 2,822; f. 2,479) or 0.4 per cent;
Buddhists 1 (m. 1); Zoroastrians 489 (m. 216; f. 273); Muslims
37,084 (m. 18,952; f. 18,132) or 3.2 per cent; Christians 1,689
(m. 818; f. 871) or 0.14 per cent.; Jews 20 (m. 9; f. 11) and
the rest 638 or 0.06 per cent. The census has also enumerated
separately 1,32,648 (m. 64,614; f. 68,034) belonging to "Scheduled
Castes", 2,536 (m. 1,345; f. 1,191) belonging to "Scheduled tribes",
600 (m. 304; f. 296) as "Displaced Persons from Pakistan"
and 5 (m. 5) as "Non-Indian" nationals. The percentage of
males in the total population is 48.8 and of females 51.2. The
corresponding returns for 1881 were a total of 10,62,350 or 212.98
to the square mile, of whom Hindus numbered 10,24,897 or 96.44 per
cent.; Muslims 36,712 or 3.45 per cent.; Christians 886 or 0.08 per
cent.; Parsis 99; Sikhs 29; and others 27. The proportion of males
in the total population was 50.12 and of females 49.87. Compared
with the 1881 returns the 1951 returns show an increase of 1,12,959 or
10.6 per cent.
The tract-wise distribution of the population over the district is as follows:—
Rural tracts.—Satara and Karad—2,90,21 (m. 1,41,662; f. 1,49,059; Patan and Javli—2,17,777 (m. 1,03,123; f. 1,14,654); Koregaon, Khatav, Man, Phaltan, Wai, Khandala and Mahabaleshvar— 5,06,472 (m. 2,46,575;'f. 2,59,897). Total—10,14,870 (m.4,97,360, f. 5,23,610).
Urban tracts.—Satara and Karad—79,721 (m. 40,904; f. 38,817); Koregaon, Khatav, Man, Phaltan, Wai and Mahabaleshvar— 80,618 (m. 40,703; f. 39,915). Total—1,60,339 (m. 81,607; f. 78,732).
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