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About Bhamb Village

Bhamb is a mid sized village in Malshiras tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 869 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1665 hectares hectares.

Bhamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamb village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Malshiras
Area (hectares) 1665 hectares
Population 1,678
Male Population 869
Female Population 809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhamb compares

By the 2011 count Bhamb is the 87th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents. Its 1665 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 921.

Getting to Bhamb

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

How far is Bhamb from other places

Bhamb lies about 27 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Mohol, about 3.9 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 Bhamb
Nearest railway station Mohol 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Malshiras 27 km
District headquarters Solapur 27 km
Nearest town Sholapur 27 km

Villages closest to Bhamb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamb village had a population of 1,678. That makes it the 87th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents.

Bhamb village has 869 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamb has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Bhamb covers 1665 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhamb falls under Malshiras tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhamb is Mohol, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bhamb is about 27 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamb is in Malshiras tehsil of Solapur district. Mohol is about 3.9 km away. Malshiras is about 27 km away. Solapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolegaon (3.3 km), Babhulgaon (11 km) and Pimpari (11 km).

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

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