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About Kari Village

Kari is one of the larger villages in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,219, made up of 2,716 males and 2,503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3967 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Pincode 413404
Area (hectares) 3967 hectares
Population 5,219
Male Population 2,716
Female Population 2,503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Kari compares

By the 2011 count Kari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents. Its 3967 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Kari

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

Kari lies about 63 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Pangri, about 6.7 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 Kari
Nearest railway station Pangri 6.7 km
Nearest town Dharashiv 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 23 km
District headquarters Solapur 63 km

Villages closest to Kari

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 Kari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kari village had a population of 5,219. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents.

Kari village has 2,716 males and 2,503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kari has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Kari is 413404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kari covers 3967 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kari falls under Barshi tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kari is Pangri, about 6.7 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 Kari.

Kari is about 63 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kari is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Pangri is about 6.7 km away. Dharashiv is about 15 km away. Barshi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nariwadi (5.0 km), Gormale (5.2 km) and Gholvewadi (5.5 km).

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

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