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About Karole Village

Karole is a large village in Pandharpur tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,385, made up of 1,736 males and 1,649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1319 hectares hectares.

Karole Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karole village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Pandharpur
Area (hectares) 1319 hectares
Population 3,385
Male Population 1,736
Female Population 1,649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karole compares

By the 2011 count Karole is the 35th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents. Its 1319 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Karole

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

Karole lies about 85 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Babhulgaon, about 28 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 Karole
Nearest town Aklūj 12 km
Nearest railway station Babhulgaon 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandharpur 30 km
District headquarters Solapur 85 km

Villages closest to Karole

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karole village had a population of 3,385. That makes it the 35th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents.

Karole village has 1,736 males and 1,649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karole has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Karole covers 1319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karole falls under Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karole is Babhulgaon, about 28 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 Karole.

Karole is about 85 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karole is in Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district. Aklūj is about 12 km away. Babhulgaon is about 28 km away. Pandharpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umbare (5.9 km), Avhe (7.9 km) and Nandore (8.0 km).

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

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