| Waḷwa | |
| Native Name: | वाळवा |
| Native Name Lang: | mr |
| Settlement Type: | Taluka |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.0333°N 96°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sangli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 776.07 |
| Population Total: | 455138 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 416313 |
| Registration Plate: | MH-10 (Sangli) |
Walwa is a taluka in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is also known as Walwa-Islampur Taluka.[1] There are ninety-five panchayat villages in Walwa Taluka.[2]
It is 200 km from Pune and 340 km from Mumbai. Before independence, Walawa was known for its Prati Sarkar movement, particularly for Krantishigh Nana Patil Vinayakrao Thorat, rajarambapu patil hutatma kisan ahir and Nagnath Naikwadi.[3]
The Krishna River passes through the taluka. The major crops produced in the taluka are sugarcane and grapes. The major occupations are Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.
In the 2001 India census, Walwa Taluka had 427,377 inhabitants, 220,542 (51.6%) were males and 206,835 (48.4%) were females, for a gender ratio of 938 females per thousand males.[4] The taluka was 78.6% rural in 2001.
In the 2011 census the population had increased to 455,138 inhabitants[5] and a gender ratio of 939 females per thousand males.[6] The taluka was 77.0% rural in 2011. The literacy rate in 2011 was 86.03% overall in Walwa Taluka, with a rate of 92.83% for males and 78.92% for females.[7] In 2011 in Walwa Taluka, 9.66% of the population was 0 to 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 11.83% and 0.61% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 census, 92.11% of the population spoke Marathi, 3.37% Hindi, 2.34% Urdu and 0.97% Kannada as their first language.[8]
There are two towns in Walwa Taluka, Ashta and Uran Islampur both with municipal councils.[9] There are more than ninety-five villages.