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About Barur Village

Barur is a large village in Solapur South tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,262, made up of 1,655 males and 1,607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 860.53 hectares hectares.

Barur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur South
Area (hectares) 860.53 hectares
Population 3,262
Male Population 1,655
Female Population 1,607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barur compares

By the 2011 count Barur is the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 860.53 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Barur

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

Barur lies about 28 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Tadwal, about 11 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 Barur
Nearest railway station Tadwal 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur South 28 km
District headquarters Solapur 28 km
Nearest town Sholapur 28 km

Villages closest to Barur

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 Barur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barur village had a population of 3,262. That makes it the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Barur village has 1,655 males and 1,607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Barur covers 860.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barur is Tadwal, about 11 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 Barur.

Barur 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.

Barur is in Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district. Tadwal is about 11 km away. Solapur South is about 28 km away. Solapur 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 Takali (2.4 km), Bolkavathe (2.4 km) and Hattarsang (3.3 km).

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

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