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About Bhansale Village

Bhansale is a small village in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 242 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.14 hectares hectares.

Bhansale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhansale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Area (hectares) 525.14 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 242
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhansale compares

By the 2011 count Bhansale is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents. Its 525.14 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Bhansale

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

Bhansale lies about 80 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Kuslamb, about 12 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 Bhansale
Nearest railway station Kuslamb 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 16 km
District headquarters Solapur 80 km

Villages closest to Bhansale

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 Bhansale

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhansale village had a population of 460. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents.

Bhansale village has 242 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhansale has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Bhansale covers 525.14 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.

Bhansale falls under Barshi tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhansale is Kuslamb, about 12 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 Bhansale.

Bhansale is about 80 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhansale is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Kuslamb is about 12 km away. Barshi is about 16 km away. Solapur is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadkoni (3.0 km), Chumb (3.3 km) and Umbarge (3.5 km).

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

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