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About Kumbhej Village

Kumbhej is a large village in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,638, made up of 1,343 males and 1,295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2234.18 hectares hectares.

Kumbhej Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbhej village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Karmala
Area (hectares) 2234.18 hectares
Population 2,638
Male Population 1,343
Female Population 1,295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Kumbhej compares

By the 2011 count Kumbhej is the 25th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 2234.18 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kumbhej

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

Kumbhej lies about 105 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Jeur, about 4.1 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 Kumbhej
Nearest railway station Jeur 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karmala 12 km
Nearest town Karmāla 12 km
District headquarters Solapur 105 km

Villages closest to Kumbhej

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 Kumbhej

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbhej village had a population of 2,638. That makes it the 25th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Kumbhej village has 1,343 males and 1,295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbhej has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Kumbhej covers 2234.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumbhej falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumbhej is Jeur, about 4.1 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 Kumbhej.

Kumbhej is about 105 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbhej is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Jeur is about 4.1 km away. Karmala is about 12 km away. Karmāla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondhej (3.9 km), Jeur (4.2 km) and Khadakewadi (4.6 km).

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

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