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About Balewadi Village

Balewadi is a mid sized village in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 284 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 619.49 hectares hectares.

Balewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Area (hectares) 619.49 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 284
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balewadi compares

By the 2011 count Balewadi is the 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents. Its 619.49 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Balewadi

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

How far is Balewadi from other places

Balewadi lies about 62 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Uplai, about 5.4 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 Balewadi
Nearest railway station Uplai 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 5.5 km
District headquarters Solapur 62 km

Villages closest to Balewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balewadi village had a population of 537. That makes it the 121st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents.

Balewadi village has 284 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balewadi has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Balewadi covers 619.49 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.

Balewadi falls under Barshi tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Balewadi is Uplai, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balewadi.

Balewadi is about 62 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balewadi is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Uplai is about 5.4 km away. Barshi is about 5.5 km away. Solapur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasarwadi (under 2 km), Godasewadi (2.4 km) and Kavhe (2.5 km).

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

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