# Kumbhej Village, Karmala, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/karmala/kumbhej/ Village · Karmala, Solapur # Kumbhej Kumbhej is a village in Karmala sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,638 people in 689 households**, the 26th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 2,638people (2011) - 689households - 72.2%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Kumbhej PIN code and other codes Kumbhej falls in Karmala sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKarmala - Census village code561860 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kumbhej from nearby towns? - Karmala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)130 km by road - Karmala (nearest town)15 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 Kumbhej? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kumbhej; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jeaour - ○Degree college10+ km · Karmala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karmala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Kumbhej known for? About 61% of the 2,234 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,079 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 Kumbhej Of every 100 households in Kumbhej in 2011, 52 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kumbhej · ■ Karmala rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **52% Toilet within the home ****22%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **69% Tap water ****0%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **86% Use banking services ****69%** **73% Television ****21%** **30% Mobile phone ****55%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **22% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kumbhej? ■ Kumbhej · ■ Karmala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **74.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **847 Working population ****56.9%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 64.4% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 856 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (25%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (7%) · **■** Marginal 149 (10%) 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 - Washibe2,782 people - Pande2,738 people - Jinnti2,710 people - Kedgaon2,690 people - Nerle2,636 people - Salse2,628 people - Sogaon2,533 people - Wangi - 22,422 people [All 123 villages in Karmala](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/karmala/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kumbhej from Solapur?130 km by road - What is the population of Kumbhej?2,638 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kumbhej in?Solapur district (Karmala sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kumbhej?72.2% (Census 2011)