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About Solasa Village

Solasa is a large village in Edlapadu tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,555, made up of 2,284 males and 2,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Edlapadu
Pincode 522233
Area (hectares) 1292 hectares
Population 4,555
Male Population 2,284
Female Population 2,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Solasa compares

By the 2011 count Solasa is the 7th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,693 residents. Its 1292 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Solasa

Solasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Solasa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Solasa from other places

Solasa lies about 27 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Phirangipuram, about 8.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Solasa
Tehsil headquarters Edlapadu 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Phirangipuram 8.1 km
Nearest town Chilakalūrupet 16 km
District headquarters Guntur 27 km

Villages closest to Solasa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Edlapadu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Solasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Solasa village had a population of 4,555. That makes it the 7th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,693 residents.

Solasa village has 2,284 males and 2,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solasa has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Solasa is 522233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solasa covers 1292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Solasa falls under Edlapadu tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Solasa is Phirangipuram, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Solasa.

Solasa is about 27 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solasa is in Edlapadu tehsil of Guntur district. Edlapadu is about 6.8 km away. Phirangipuram is about 8.1 km away. Chilakalūrupet is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mydavolu (5.5 km), Kondaveedu (6.1 km) and Vankayalapadu (6.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Solasa today is likely to be higher.

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