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About Solegundi Village

Solegundi is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 34 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solegundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solegundi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 34
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Solegundi compares

By the 2011 count Solegundi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Solegundi

Solegundi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Solegundi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Solegundi from other places

Solegundi lies about 46 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 33 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 Solegundi
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 9.1 km
Nearest town Khunti 30 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 33 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 46 km

Villages closest to Solegundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bandgaon 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 Solegundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Solegundi village had a population of 62. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Solegundi village has 34 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solegundi has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Solegundi is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solegundi covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Solegundi falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Solegundi is Pakra, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Solegundi.

Solegundi is about 46 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solegundi is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 9.1 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Pakra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gundui (under 2 km), Barjo (under 2 km) and Leangi (1.8 km).

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

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