District -Solapur

District -Solapur

1.Location
1.Lattitude                                          17⁰  8, 18⁰ 33
2.Longitude                            74⁰ 36, 76⁰ 25
3.Toposheet                                       47N, 47 J, 47K, 47O And 56C

2.Area & Population
1.Area                                                 14841.37 Sq KM
2.Total Tahasil                        11
3.Total Cities                          10
4.Total Villages                       1157
5.Population (2011)
1) Total Population                4317756
2) Urban Population               1399091
3) Ruler Population                2918665
4) Density of Population         290/Sq KM
5) Percentage of Literacy      77.02 %

3.Weather

1.Rainfall                                 550 mm to 650 mm

2.Temperature                                   A)Winter

Maximum 30⁰ C
Minimum 13⁰C

B)Summer
Maximum 44⁰ C
Minimum 35⁰C

4.Humidity
A) Summer                             24%, 45%
B) Rainy                                   64%, 83%
C) Winter                                 32%, 55%

5.Land Classification
1. Forest Area                                    62236.6 Hector
2. Non Cultivation Area         78897 Hector
3. Cultivation Area                 1527575.88 Hector
4. Rabbi and Kharip               907000 Hector
5. Irrigated Area depend on GW 178809 Hector

6.Irrigation Projects
1. Major                                  02
2. Medium                              06
3. Minor                                  660

7.Geology

Quaternary to Recent Alluvium
Upper Cretaceous to Lower Miocene Deccan Trap

8.Presence of Ground Water

Deccan Plateau: – The Solapur district is mainly covered by Deccan Basalt which is hard in nature. But when the basalt get weathered, fractured the possibility of presence of groundwater is more. Groundwater is mainly occurs in fractured and jointed zone. At deep level it occurred in the deep aquifer formation which is confined in nature. Pre-monsoon and post-monsoon ground water level generally found 6 to 10 meters and 1.5 to 3 meters respectively.

9.Chemical Properties of Water
The groundwater present in Solapur district is having slightly acidic pH.
It is generally used for domestic and agriculture purpose.
The quantity of dissolved solids is more in some part of the district.
Mainly along the villages situated on the bank of river the Sina, the Man, the Korda and the Bhima

10.Source of Ground Water and Development

Total Source of Ground Water and Development                            155980
Total utilization of Ground Water                                                      107754
Total availability of Ground Water                                                     138855.1
Total Watersheds 64
Number of Safe/Semi Critical/ Critical /Over-Exploited Watersheds        26/26/4/8

11.Unconventional Measures

Fracture seal cementation     08
Jacket Well                             26
Bore Blast                               01
Stream Blasting                      02
Hydrofracturing                      856/559 Successful