| Solapur South Taluka | |
| Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Solapur District |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Solapur |
| Leader Title: | Tahsildar |
| Leader Name: | Shripati More[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1195.3 |
| Population Total: | 260897 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Sex ratio |
| Population Blank2: | 944 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Villages |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 90 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Revenue circles |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | - |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Average rainfall |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 617.3 mm |
Solapur South Taluka is one of the 11 tehsils of Solapur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This tehsil is located in the southeastern side of district and is bordered by Osmanabad District to the northeast, North Solapur and Mohol Taluka to the north, Akkalkot Taluka to the southeast, Karnataka's Kalaburagi district to the south, and Mangalvedhe Taluka to the west. The tehsil headquarters is located at Solapur, which is also the district headquarters and its largest city. Mandrup, Kumbhari, Valasang, Musti and Boramani are the biggest villages in south Solapur.[2]
At the time of the 2011 census, the taluka had a population of 260,897, entirely rural. Solapur South had a sex ratio of 944 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 73.42% for the population 7 years and above. 13.35% of the population is under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.47% and 4.52% of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 37.61% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 35.69% Kannada, 9.26% Hindi, 5.46% Lambadi, 5.12% Telugu and 4.88% Urdu as their first language.[4]