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About Bavi Village

Bavi is a large village in Madha tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,437, made up of 1,238 males and 1,199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1342 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bavi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Madha
Pincode 413301
Area (hectares) 1342 hectares
Population 2,437
Male Population 1,238
Female Population 1,199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bavi compares

By the 2011 count Bavi is the 42nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents. Its 1342 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 904.

Getting to Bavi

Bavi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bavi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bavi from other places

Bavi lies about 59 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Modlimb, about 3.4 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 Bavi
Nearest railway station Modlimb 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Madha 14 km
Nearest town Kurduvādi 17 km
District headquarters Solapur 59 km

Villages closest to Bavi

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 Bavi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bavi village had a population of 2,437. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents.

Bavi village has 1,238 males and 1,199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bavi has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Bavi is 413301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bavi covers 1342 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.

Bavi falls under Madha tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bavi is Modlimb, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance for Bavi.

Bavi is about 59 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bavi is in Madha tehsil of Solapur district. Modlimb is about 3.4 km away. Madha is about 14 km away. Kurduvādi 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 Solankarwadi (3.4 km), Modnimb (4.1 km) and Ropale Kh (4.4 km).

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

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