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About Khanapur Village

Khanapur is a mid sized village in Akkalkot tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,680, made up of 886 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1135.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Akkalkot
Pincode 413219
Area (hectares) 1135.71 hectares
Population 1,680
Male Population 886
Female Population 794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanapur compares

By the 2011 count Khanapur is the 58th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents. Its 1135.71 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 941.

Getting to Khanapur

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

Khanapur lies about 24 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Tikekarwadi, about 26 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 Khanapur
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkot 24 km
District headquarters Solapur 24 km
Nearest town Sholapur 24 km
Nearest railway station Tikekarwadi 26 km

Villages closest to Khanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanapur village had a population of 1,680. That makes it the 58th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents.

Khanapur village has 886 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanapur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Khanapur is 413219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanapur covers 1135.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanapur falls under Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khanapur is Tikekarwadi, about 26 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 Khanapur.

Khanapur is about 24 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanapur is in Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur district. Akkalkot is about 24 km away. Solapur is about 24 km away. Sholapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arali (8.2 km), Kalegaon (8.4 km) and Darshanal (9.7 km).

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

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