About Solankur Village

Solankur is a large village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,714, made up of 1,391 males and 1,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solankur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solankur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Radhanagari
Pincode	416211
Area (hectares)	414 hectares
Population	2,714
Male Population	1,391
Female Population	1,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Solankur compares

By the 2011 count Solankur is the 20th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 414 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Solankur

Solankur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Solankur as Available within village. 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 Solankur from other places

Solankur lies about 37 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Achirne, 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 Solankur
Tehsil headquarters	Radhanagari	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Achirne	33 km
Nearest town	Pachgaon	33 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	37 km

Villages closest to Solankur

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

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Common questions about Solankur

As per the Census of India 2011, Solankur village had a population of 2,714. That makes it the 20th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Solankur village has 1,391 males and 1,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solankur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Solankur is 416211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solankur covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Solankur falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Solankur is Achirne, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Solankur.

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

Solankur is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 5.6 km away. Achirne is about 33 km away. Pachgaon is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.