# Vadakbal Village, Solapur South, Solapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/solapur-south/vadakbal/ Village · Solapur South, Solapur # Vadakbal Vadakbal is a village in Solapur South sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,785 people in 388 households**, the 53rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 1,785people (2011) - 388households - 73.7%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Vadakbal PIN code and other codes Vadakbal falls in Solapur South sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSolapur South - Census village code562750 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakbal from nearby towns? - Solapur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)16 km by road - Solapur (nearest town)16 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 Vadakbal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakbal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Solapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Solapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Vadakbal known for? The main crops are **sugarcane and jowar**. About 90% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 467 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 Vadakbal Of every 100 households in Vadakbal in 2011, 71 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Vadakbal · ■ Solapur South rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **61% Toilet within the home ****20%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **69% Tap water ****68%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **82% Use banking services ****61%** **60% Television ****45%** **32% Mobile phone ****73%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **21% Own their home ****93%** **90% 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 Vadakbal? ■ Vadakbal · ■ Solapur South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828** **935 Working population ****49.6%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 63.1% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 269 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (40%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (19%) · **■** Marginal 84 (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 Solapur South - Tirth1,984 people - Wadji1,887 people - Yetnal1,881 people - Sangdari1,847 people - Lavangi1,765 people - Shankar Nagar1,711 people - Rampur1,697 people - Yelegaon1,637 people [All 91 villages in Solapur South](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/solapur-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vadakbal from Solapur?16 km by road - What is the population of Vadakbal?1,785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakbal in?Solapur district (Solapur South sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vadakbal?73.7% (Census 2011)