# Puluj Village, Pandharpur, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/pandharpur/puluj/ Village · Pandharpur, Solapur # Puluj Puluj is a village in Pandharpur sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,772 people in 1,168 households**, the 13th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%. - 5,772people (2011) - 1,168households - 78.6%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Puluj PIN code and other codes Puluj falls in Pandharpur sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPandharpur - Census village code562389 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puluj from nearby towns? - Pandharpur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)47 km by road - Pandharpur (nearest town)27 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 Puluj? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Puluj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn 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 · Pandharpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pandharpur - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Puluj known for? About 66% of the 3,236 hectares of village land is sown, and 483 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 Puluj Of every 100 households in Puluj in 2011, 52 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Puluj · ■ Pandharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **57% Toilet within the home ****23%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **60% Tap water ****40%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **83% Use banking services ****82%** **80% Television ****30%** **34% Mobile phone ****72%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****16%** **16% Own their home ****89%** **91% 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 Puluj? ■ Puluj · ■ Pandharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **75.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **877 Working population ****48.0%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 69.5% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,287 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,085 (39%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 251 (9%) · **■** Marginal 102 (4%) 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 Pandharpur - Korty6,494 people - Gadegaon6,465 people - Ropale6,315 people - Chale5,954 people - Bhandi Shegaon5,649 people - Fulchincholi5,648 people - Suste5,506 people - Sarkoli5,399 people [All 102 villages in Pandharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/pandharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puluj from Solapur?47 km by road - What is the population of Puluj?5,772 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puluj in?Solapur district (Pandharpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Puluj?78.6% (Census 2011)