page_title: Junnar
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Junnar / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Scouts at Shankarrao Butte Patil Vidyalaya
context_page_description: Junnar is a city in the Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city has history dating back to the first millennium. The nearby fort of Shivneri was the birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire. Junnar was declared the first tourism taluka in Pune district by the government of Maharashtra on 9 January 2018.
context_section_description: As of 2001 India census, Junnar had a population of 24,740. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Junnar has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Junnar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
caption: Scouts in Junnar.
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