# Upalai Village, Barshi, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/barshi/upalai/ Village · Barshi, Solapur # Upalai Upalai is a village in Barshi sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,725 people in 1,163 households**, the 4th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 5,725people (2011) - 1,163households - 70.9%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Upalai PIN code and other codes Upalai falls in Barshi sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBarshi - Census village code562088 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Upalai from nearby towns? - Barshi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)75 km by road - Barshi (nearest town)11 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Upalai? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Upalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Barshi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barshi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Upalai known for? The main crops are **jowar, toor and wheat**. About 68% of the 7,465 hectares of village land is sown, and 5,025 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Upalai Of every 100 households in Upalai in 2011, 72 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Upalai · ■ Barshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **69% Toilet within the home ****15%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **67% Tap water ****58%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **86% Use banking services ****60%** **76% Television ****32%** **34% Mobile phone ****56%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **27% Own their home ****96%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Upalai? ■ Upalai · ■ Barshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **75.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **837 Working population ****56.3%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 62.7% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,559 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,176 (36%) · **■** Household industry 56 (2%) · **■** Other work 253 (8%) · **■** Marginal 180 (6%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Barshi - Vairag19,970 people - Pangri6,834 people - Pangaon6,307 people - Kari5,219 people - Upale4,975 people - Shelgaon4,007 people - Khandavi4,003 people [All 139 villages in Barshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/barshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Upalai from Solapur?75 km by road - What is the population of Upalai?5,725 (Census 2011) - Which district is Upalai in?Solapur district (Barshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Upalai?70.9% (Census 2011)