# Balvadi Village, Sangole, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/sangole/balvadi/ Village · Sangole, Solapur # Balvadi Balvadi is a village in Sangole sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,756 people in 756 households**, the 27th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 3,756people (2011) - 756households - 77.7%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Balvadi PIN code and other codes Balvadi falls in Sangole sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSangole - Census village code562562 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balvadi from nearby towns? - Sangole (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)115 km by road - Sangole (nearest town)20 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 Balvadi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Balvadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nazer - ○Degree college10+ km · Atpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Atpadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Balvadi known for? The main crops are **jowar**. Products made here include blankets. About 67% of the 1,257 hectares of village land is sown, and 566 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 Balvadi Of every 100 households in Balvadi in 2011, 70 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balvadi · ■ Sangole rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **48% Toilet within the home ****36%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **61% Tap water ****57%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **89% Use banking services ****80%** **78% Television ****39%** **21% Mobile phone ****65%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **24% Own their home ****90%** **93% 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 Balvadi? ■ Balvadi · ■ Sangole rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **882 Working population ****45.0%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 67.9% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 725 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 498 (29%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 313 (19%) · **■** Marginal 114 (7%) 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 Sangole - Katfal3,928 people - Hangirage3,807 people - Shivane3,772 people - Yelmar Mangewadi3,759 people - Chincholi3,612 people - Medashingi3,610 people - Save3,466 people - Kamalapur3,448 people [All 102 villages in Sangole](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/sangole/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balvadi from Solapur?115 km by road - What is the population of Balvadi?3,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balvadi in?Solapur district (Sangole sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Balvadi?77.7% (Census 2011)