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About Balewadi Village

Balewadi is a mid sized village in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 531 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Karmala
Pincode 413203
Area (hectares) 669 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 531
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balewadi compares

By the 2011 count Balewadi is the 90th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 669 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

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 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 Balewadi from other places

Balewadi lies about 104 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Jeur, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Karmala 9.3 km
Nearest town Karmāla 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Jeur 20 km
District headquarters Solapur 104 km

Villages closest to Balewadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karmala 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 982. That makes it the 90th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Balewadi village has 531 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balewadi has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Balewadi is 413203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balewadi covers 669 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balewadi falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Balewadi is Jeur, about 20 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 Balewadi.

Balewadi is about 104 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 Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Karmala is about 9.3 km away. Karmāla is about 9.3 km away. Jeur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalewadi (under 2 km), Karanje (2.2 km) and Dilmeshwar (2.3 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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