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About Solapata Village

Solapata is a mid sized village in Basta tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 1,047 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solapata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solapata village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Basta
Pincode 756027
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 1,997
Male Population 1,047
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Solapata compares

By the 2011 count Solapata is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 617 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Solapata

Solapata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Solapata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Solapata from other places

Solapata lies about 15 km from Baleshwar, and the nearest railway station is Haldipada, about 6.5 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 Solapata
Nearest railway station Haldipada 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Basta 13 km
District headquarters Baleshwar 15 km
Nearest town Balasore 15 km

Villages closest to Solapata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basta 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 Solapata

As per the Census of India 2011, Solapata village had a population of 1,997. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 617 residents.

Solapata village has 1,047 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solapata has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Solapata is 756027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solapata covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Solapata falls under Basta tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Solapata is Haldipada, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Solapata.

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

Solapata is in Basta tehsil of Baleshwar district. Haldipada is about 6.5 km away. Basta is about 13 km away. Baleshwar 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 Chanuan (2.9 km), Dudhahansa (9.1 km) and Bhandipur (10 km).

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

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