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About Pophalaj Village

Pophalaj is a large village in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,190, made up of 1,132 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1386.41 hectares hectares.

Pophalaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pophalaj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Karmala
Area (hectares) 1386.41 hectares
Population 2,190
Male Population 1,132
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pophalaj compares

By the 2011 count Pophalaj is the 35th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 1386.41 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Pophalaj

Pophalaj 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 Pophalaj 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 Pophalaj from other places

Pophalaj lies about 109 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Pophlaj, about 2.0 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 Pophalaj
Nearest railway station Pophlaj 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karmala 15 km
Nearest town Karmāla 15 km
District headquarters Solapur 109 km

Villages closest to Pophalaj

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 Pophalaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Pophalaj village had a population of 2,190. That makes it the 35th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Pophalaj village has 1,132 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pophalaj has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Pophalaj covers 1386.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pophalaj falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pophalaj is Pophlaj, about 2.0 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 Pophalaj.

Pophalaj is about 109 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pophalaj is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Pophlaj is about 2.0 km away. Karmala is about 15 km away. Karmāla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shetphal (3.6 km), Zare (4.5 km) and Kedgaon (4.6 km).

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

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