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About Darfal Village

Darfal is one of the larger villages in Solapur North tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,106, made up of 3,664 males and 3,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3439 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darfal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darfal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur North
Pincode 413222
Area (hectares) 3439 hectares
Population 7,106
Male Population 3,664
Female Population 3,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darfal compares

By the 2011 count Darfal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 3439 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Darfal

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

Darfal lies about 28 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Mohol, about 21 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 Darfal
Nearest railway station Mohol 21 km
Nearest town Tuljāpur 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur North 28 km
District headquarters Solapur 28 km

Villages closest to Darfal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Solapur North 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 Darfal

As per the Census of India 2011, Darfal village had a population of 7,106. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Darfal village has 3,664 males and 3,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darfal has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Darfal is 413222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darfal covers 3439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darfal falls under Solapur North tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Darfal is Mohol, about 21 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 Darfal.

Darfal is about 28 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darfal is in Solapur North tehsil of Solapur district. Mohol is about 21 km away. Tuljāpur is about 27 km away. Solapur North is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darphal (under 2 km), Wadala (4.9 km) and Wangi (5.0 km).

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

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