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Abstract
Present research study is based on secondary data,intended to calculate dependency ratio of the population in Satara district. It is mainly calculated on the basis of population according to age. In Satara district, population in age group of 0 to 14 and above 60 years, especially young and old population, shows decreasing trend and observed 34.98 and 8.92 percent in 1991, 30.54 and 11.32 per cent in 2001 and 24.51 and 13.3 per cent in 2011respectively. Population of children is decreases because of increase literacy and health facilities in the district. One the other hand population in productive age group of 15 to 59 is shows increasing trend during study period of 1991 to 2011. This situation is happen because of high fertility rate in the district in 1991 and before it.