About Kem Village

Kem is one of the larger villages in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,276, made up of 4,831 males and 4,445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5126 hectares hectares.

Kem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kem village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Karmala
Area (hectares)	5126 hectares
Population	9,276
Male Population	4,831
Female Population	4,445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kem compares

By the 2011 count Kem is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 5126 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 915.

Getting to Kem

Kem 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 Kem 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 Kem from other places

Kem lies about 87 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Kem, about under 2 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 Kem
Nearest railway station	Kem	under 2 km
Nearest town	Kurduvādi	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karmala	28 km
District headquarters	Solapur	87 km

Villages closest to Kem

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.

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Common questions about Kem

As per the Census of India 2011, Kem village had a population of 9,276. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Kem village has 4,831 males and 4,445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kem has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Kem covers 5126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kem falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kem is Kem, about under 2 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 Kem.

Kem is about 87 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kem is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Kem is about under 2 km away. Kurduvādi is about 17 km away. Karmala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.