Hupari is a Municipal council in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Hupari comes under Hatkanangle taluka.
Hupari | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Nickname: Silver City | |
  Hupari Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°37′23″N 74°23′58″E / 16.6231°N 74.3994°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Kolhapur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 28,229 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MH09 |
Hupari is famous for the production of silver ornaments. Most of the families in this city have ancestral skill for developing artistic ornaments from silver. There is big temple of Shri aai ambabai mata (Mahalaxmi temple)
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[1] Hupari had a population of 28,229. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hupari has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 62%. In Hupari, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
edit- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.