About Puluj Village

Puluj is one of the larger villages in Pandharpur tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,772, made up of 3,011 males and 2,761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3236 hectares hectares.

Puluj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puluj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Pandharpur
Area (hectares)	3236 hectares
Population	5,772
Male Population	3,011
Female Population	2,761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puluj compares

By the 2011 count Puluj is the 13th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents. Its 3236 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 910.

Getting to Puluj

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

How far is Puluj from other places

Puluj lies about 41 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Babhulgaon, about 20 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 Puluj
Nearest town	Mangalvedha	18 km
Nearest railway station	Babhulgaon	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pandharpur	21 km
District headquarters	Solapur	41 km

Villages closest to Puluj

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.

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Common questions about Puluj

As per the Census of India 2011, Puluj village had a population of 5,772. That makes it the 13th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,434 residents.

Puluj village has 3,011 males and 2,761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puluj has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Puluj covers 3236 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.

Puluj falls under Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Puluj is Babhulgaon, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Puluj.

Puluj is about 41 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puluj is in Pandharpur tehsil of Solapur district. Mangalvedha is about 18 km away. Babhulgaon is about 20 km away. Pandharpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.