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

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Village · Karmala, Solapur 

# Vihal

Vihal is a village in Karmala sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,590 people in 355 households**, the 60th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 1,590people (2011)
- 355households
- 73.4%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Vihal PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKarmala
- Census village code561802

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

## How far is Vihal from nearby towns?

- Karmala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)150 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 Vihal?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Vihal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karmala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karmala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karmala
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Vihal known for?

About 73% of the 1,331 hectares of village land is sown, and 879 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 Vihal

Of every 100 households in Vihal in 2011, 43 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vihal · ■ Karmala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**69%

Tap water ****1%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**86%

Use banking services ****52%**

**73%

Television ****17%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**26%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Vihal?

■ Vihal · ■ Karmala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**847

Working population ****59.4%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 65.2% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 618 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (6%) · **■** Marginal 13 (1%)

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

- Warkatne1,702 people
- Dahigaon1,683 people
- Aljapur1,668 people
- Bhilarwadi1,593 people
- Bhalavni1,577 people
- Borgaon1,542 people
- Padali1,529 people
- Shelgaon1,473 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vihal from Solapur?150 km by road
- What is the population of Vihal?1,590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vihal in?Solapur district (Karmala sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vihal?73.4% (Census 2011)