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About Solahpur Village

Solahpur is a small village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 222 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares.

Solahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 222
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,239
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Solahpur compares

By the 2011 count Solahpur is the 58th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Solahpur

Solahpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Solahpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Solahpur from other places

Solahpur lies about 37 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 17 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 Solahpur
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Kusumha Bihar 17 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 19 km
District headquarters Jamui 37 km

Villages closest to Solahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Solahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Solahpur village had a population of 497. That makes it the 58th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Solahpur village has 222 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solahpur has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Solahpur covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Solahpur falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Solahpur is Kusumha Bihar, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Solahpur.

Solahpur is about 37 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solahpur is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 7.3 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 17 km away. Sheikhpura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Tajpur (under 2 km) and Dihri (under 2 km).

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

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