# Kem Village, Karmala, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karmala, Solapur 

# Kem

Kem is a village in Karmala sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **9,276 people in 1,969 households**, the 1st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 9,276people (2011)
- 1,969households
- 76.5%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Kem PIN code and other codes

Kem falls in Karmala sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKarmala
- Census village code561885

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kem from nearby towns?

- Karmala (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Karmala (nearest town)34 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 Kem?

28 services counted by the Census are inside Kem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Kurduwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karmala
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kem known for?

Products made here include kum-kum. About 92% of the 5,126 hectares of village land is sown, and 4,403 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 Kem

Of every 100 households in Kem in 2011, 58 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kem · ■ Karmala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**69%

Tap water ****57%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**86%

Use banking services ****69%**

**73%

Television ****32%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**22%

Own their home ****88%**

**92%

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 Kem?

■ Kem · ■ Karmala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**847

Working population ****47.8%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 68.0% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,465 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,527 (34%) · **■** Household industry 131 (3%) · **■** Other work 905 (20%) · **■** Marginal 403 (9%)

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 Karmala

- Jeur6,880 people
- Kandar6,220 people
- Veet5,053 people
- Chikhalthan5,041 people

[All 123 villages in Karmala](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/karmala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kem from Solapur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Kem?9,276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kem in?Solapur district (Karmala sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kem?76.5% (Census 2011)