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About Bhend Village

Bhend is a large village in Madha tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,198, made up of 1,157 males and 1,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1722.89 hectares hectares.

Bhend Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhend village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Madha
Area (hectares) 1722.89 hectares
Population 2,198
Male Population 1,157
Female Population 1,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhend compares

By the 2011 count Bhend is the 48th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents. Its 1722.89 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 904.

Getting to Bhend

Bhend 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 Bhend 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhend from other places

Bhend lies about 67 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Padsali, about 3.6 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 Bhend
Nearest railway station Padsali 3.6 km
Nearest town Kurduvādi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Madha 17 km
District headquarters Solapur 67 km

Villages closest to Bhend

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madha 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 Bhend

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhend village had a population of 2,198. That makes it the 48th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents.

Bhend village has 1,157 males and 1,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhend has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Bhend covers 1722.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhend falls under Madha tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhend is Padsali, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhend.

Bhend is about 67 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhend is in Madha tehsil of Solapur district. Padsali is about 3.6 km away. Kurduvādi is about 14 km away. Madha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padasali (2.8 km), Hole Kh (3.1 km) and Solankarwadi (5.0 km).

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

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