Hupari

Hupari
City
Nickname:  Silver City
Hupari Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 16°37′23″N74°23′58″E / 16.6231°N 74.3994°E / 16.6231; 74.3994
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Government
• Type	Municipal council
Population  (2001)
• Total	28,229
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code	350640
Vehicle registration	MH09

Hupari is a Municipal council in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Hupari comes under Hatkanangle taluka.

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

As of 2001 ^[update] the Indian census, ^[1] Hupari had a population of 28,229. Males constituted 51% of the population, while females made up 49%.

Hupari had an average literacy rate of 70%, which was higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy stood at 76%, and female literacy at 62%. Approximately 12% of the population was under six years of age.

References

1. "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.