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About Ghanegaon Village

Ghanegaon is a large village in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,446, made up of 1,294 males and 1,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1554 hectares hectares.

Ghanegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Area (hectares) 1554 hectares
Population 2,446
Male Population 1,294
Female Population 1,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanegaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghanegaon is the 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents. Its 1554 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Ghanegaon

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

Ghanegaon lies about 50 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Barsi Town, 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 Ghanegaon
Nearest railway station Barsi Town 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 18 km
District headquarters Solapur 50 km

Villages closest to Ghanegaon

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 Ghanegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanegaon village had a population of 2,446. That makes it the 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents.

Ghanegaon village has 1,294 males and 1,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanegaon has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Ghanegaon covers 1554 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghanegaon falls under Barshi tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

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

Ghanegaon is about 50 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanegaon is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Barsi Town is about 17 km away. Barshi is about 18 km away. Solapur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakat (3.0 km), Pimpari (3.3 km) and Kalegaon (4.1 km).

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

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