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About Vadakbal Village

Vadakbal is a mid sized village in Solapur South tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,785, made up of 937 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580 hectares hectares.

Vadakbal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakbal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur South
Area (hectares) 580 hectares
Population 1,785
Male Population 937
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadakbal compares

By the 2011 count Vadakbal is the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 580 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Vadakbal

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

Vadakbal lies about 15 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Tikekarwadi, about 10 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 Vadakbal
Nearest railway station Tikekarwadi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur South 15 km
District headquarters Solapur 15 km
Nearest town Sholapur 15 km

Villages closest to Vadakbal

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 Vadakbal

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakbal village had a population of 1,785. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Vadakbal village has 937 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakbal has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Vadakbal covers 580 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vadakbal is Tikekarwadi, about 10 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 Vadakbal.

Vadakbal is about 15 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakbal is in Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district. Tikekarwadi is about 10 km away. Solapur South is about 15 km away. Solapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatur (1.8 km), Basav Nagar (4.9 km) and Birnal (5.6 km).

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

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