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About Bolkavathe Village

Bolkavathe is a mid sized village in Solapur South tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,627, made up of 840 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726 hectares hectares.

Bolkavathe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolkavathe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur South
Area (hectares) 726 hectares
Population 1,627
Male Population 840
Female Population 787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bolkavathe compares

By the 2011 count Bolkavathe is the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 726 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bolkavathe

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

Bolkavathe lies about 27 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Sulerjavalge, about 8.5 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 Bolkavathe
Nearest railway station Sulerjavalge 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur South 27 km
District headquarters Solapur 27 km
Nearest town Sholapur 27 km

Villages closest to Bolkavathe

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 Bolkavathe

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolkavathe village had a population of 1,627. That makes it the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Bolkavathe village has 840 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolkavathe has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Bolkavathe covers 726 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bolkavathe is Sulerjavalge, about 8.5 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 Bolkavathe.

Bolkavathe is about 27 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolkavathe is in Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district. Sulerjavalge is about 8.5 km away. Solapur South is about 27 km away. Solapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barur (2.4 km), Hattarsang (3.1 km) and Kudal (4.4 km).

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

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