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About Khed Village

Khed is a mid sized village in Solapur North tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 572 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur North
Pincode 413002
Area (hectares) 423.53 hectares
Population 1,157
Male Population 572
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khed compares

By the 2011 count Khed is the 30th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 423.53 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Khed

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

Khed lies about 7.3 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Bale, about 6.2 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 Khed
Nearest railway station Bale 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur North 7.3 km
District headquarters Solapur 7.3 km
Nearest town Sholapur 7.3 km

Villages closest to Khed

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 Khed

As per the Census of India 2011, Khed village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 30th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Khed village has 572 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khed has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Khed is 413002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khed covers 423.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khed is Bale, about 6.2 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 Khed.

Khed is about 7.3 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khed is in Solapur North tehsil of Solapur district. Bale is about 6.2 km away. Solapur North is about 7.3 km away. Solapur is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulwanchi (2.4 km), Bhogaon (2.5 km) and Hipparge (4.3 km).

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

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