Solapur District (Marathi pronunciation: [solaːpuːɾ]) is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins. The entire district is drained by the Bhima River. Solapur district leads Maharashtra in production of Indian cigarettes known as beedi. Officer Members of Parliament Jaisidhesvar Swami (BJP) Ranjit Naik-Nimbalkar (BJP) Omraje Nimbalkar SHS(UBT) Guardian Minister list of Guardian Minister District Magistrate/Collector list of District Magistrate / Collector Demographics According to the 2011 census Solapur District has a population of 4,317,756, the 43rd largest district in India by population (out of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.1%. Solapur has a sex ratio of 932 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.72%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.05% and 1.80% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 73.13% of the population in the district spoke Marathi, 9.28% Kannada, 6.47% Hindi, 4.49% Telugu, 3.94% Urdu and 0.94% Lambadi as their first language. Talukas Solapur district is subdivided for administrative purposes into eleven talukas, which in turn comprise smaller divisions. The talukas are North Solapur, South Solapur, Akkalkot, Barshi, Mangalwedha, Pandharpur, Sangola, Malshiras, Mohol, Madha and Karmala. Notable people M. F. Husain - painter Shashikala - Hindi film actress Sarala Yeolekar - Marathi film actress Lalchand Hirachand (Industrialist) Yusufkhan Mohamadkhan Pathan (Scholar) Jabbar Patel - Marathi film director Atul Kulkarni - Marathi and Hindi film actor Nagraj Manjule - Marathi film director Rinku Rajguru - Marathi film actress Akash Thosar - Marathi film actor Ranjitsinh Disale - Teacher, Winner of Global Teacher Prize 2020 See also Nandnee References External links Official website of Solapur District Districts of Maharashtra Pune division