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About Bankalgi Village

Bankalgi is a large village in Solapur South tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,697, made up of 1,463 males and 1,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankalgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankalgi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur South
Pincode 413215
Area (hectares) 884.6 hectares
Population 2,697
Male Population 1,463
Female Population 1,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankalgi compares

By the 2011 count Bankalgi is the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 884.6 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bankalgi

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

Bankalgi lies about 21 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Aherwadi, about 3.0 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 Bankalgi
Nearest railway station Aherwadi 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur South 21 km
District headquarters Solapur 21 km
Nearest town Sholapur 21 km

Villages closest to Bankalgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankalgi village had a population of 2,697. That makes it the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Bankalgi village has 1,463 males and 1,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankalgi has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bankalgi is 413215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankalgi covers 884.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankalgi falls under Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bankalgi is Aherwadi, about 3.0 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 Bankalgi.

Bankalgi is about 21 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankalgi is in Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district. Aherwadi is about 3.0 km away. Solapur South is about 21 km away. Solapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandalgi (under 2 km), Aherwadi (2.2 km) and Sindkhed (4.8 km).

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

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