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About Upalai Village

Upalai is one of the larger villages in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,725, made up of 3,031 males and 2,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7465 hectares hectares.

Upalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upalai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Area (hectares) 7465 hectares
Population 5,725
Male Population 3,031
Female Population 2,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Upalai compares

By the 2011 count Upalai 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 7465 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Upalai

Upalai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Upalai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Upalai from other places

Upalai lies about 82 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Yedshi, about 13 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 Upalai
Nearest railway station Yedshi 13 km
Nearest town Kallam 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 29 km
District headquarters Solapur 82 km

Villages closest to Upalai

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 Upalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Upalai village had a population of 5,725. 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.

Upalai village has 3,031 males and 2,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upalai has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Upalai covers 7465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Upalai falls under Barshi tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Upalai is Yedshi, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Upalai is about 82 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upalai is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Yedshi is about 13 km away. Kallam is about 23 km away. Barshi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukadgaon (8.7 km), Walwad (9.6 km) and Wagachiwadi (9.7 km).

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

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