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About Khanapur Village

Khanapur is a small village in Solapur South tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 166 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.53 hectares hectares.

Khanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur South
Area (hectares) 643.53 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 166
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanapur compares

By the 2011 count Khanapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 643.53 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Khanapur

Khanapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanapur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khanapur from other places

Khanapur lies about 24 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Tikekarwadi, about 26 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 Khanapur
Tehsil headquarters Solapur South 24 km
District headquarters Solapur 24 km
Nearest town Sholapur 24 km
Nearest railway station Tikekarwadi 26 km

Villages closest to Khanapur

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 Khanapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanapur village had a population of 301. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Khanapur village has 166 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanapur has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Khanapur covers 643.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Khanapur is Tikekarwadi, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khanapur.

Khanapur is about 24 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanapur is in Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district. Solapur South is about 24 km away. Solapur is about 24 km away. Sholapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pinjarwadi (2.0 km), Tandulwadi (3.2 km) and Musti (6.3 km).

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

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