Solapur
Solapur
Sholapur | |
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City | |
Solapur Municipal Corporation Building, Siddheshwar Mandir View from Solapur Fort, Solapur railway station | |
| Nickname: Sonnalagi | |
Interactive map of Solapur | |
Solapur Location of Solapur in Maharashtra Solapur Solapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°40′13″N 75°54′04″E / 17.6703°N 75.9011°E | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Solapur |
| Named after | Sixteen Villages |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Solapur Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Vinayak Kondyal (BJP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Dnyaneshwari Devkar (BJP) |
| • MLAs | Devendra Kothe (Solapur City Central) Vijay Deshmukh (Solapur City North) Subhash Deshmukh (Solapur South) |
| Area | |
• City | 98.67 km2 (38.10 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 178.60 km2 (68.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 951,118 |
| • Rank | India: 49th Maharashtra: 11th |
| • Density | 9,639/km2 (24,970/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Solapurkar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 413001 413009 |
| Telephone code | 0217 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-13 (Solapur city) MH-45 (Solapur(Akluj) ) MH-62(Solapur rural ) |
| Sex ratio | 52/48 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy Rate | 83.88% |
| Gross domestic product | INR 136212.76 crores (2023-24) |
| Website | solapurcorporation |
Solapur (ⓘ) is a city located in the south-western region of the Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on a major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, with a branch line to the cities of Kalaburagi and Vijayapura in the neighbouring state of Karnataka. Solapur Airport (SSE) was inaugurated on 29 September 2024. It is classified as A1 Tier and B-1 class city by House Rent Allowance (HRA) classification by the Government of India. It is the seventh biggest Metropolis Urban Agglomeration and 11th most populated city in Maharashtra as well as 43rd largest urban agglomeration and 49th most populous city in India.
Solapur leads Maharashtra in production of beedi (a type of cigarette). Solapuri Chadars and towels are famous not only in India but also at a global level, however there has been a significant decline in their exports due to quality issues. "Solapuri chadars" are the first product in Maharashtra to get a Geographical Indication tag It has been a leading centre for cotton mills and power looms in Maharashtra. Solapur had the world's second-largest and Asia's largest spinning mill. The National Research Centre on Pomegranate (NRCP) of India is located in Solapur. and pomegranate farming is done on a large scale in Solapur city. The Science Centre in Kegaon (Solapur) is the third largest and prominent scientific association in Maharashtra. The Raichur-Solapur Power Transmission line of 765 kV power capacity suffices the power grid accessing need of the southern states of Karanataka and Telangana. The first waste-to-energy electricity plant in Maharashtra is situated in Solapur.
The Gramadevata (Chief deity) of the city is Shri Shivyogi Siddheshwar. The "Nandi-dhawaj" procession on the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti and on account of it an annual fair locally known as Gadda Yatra attracts large crowds and is associated with the marriage of Lord Siddheshwar. Solapur has the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary.