Karmala Tehsil - Solapur District, Maharashtra

Karmala is an administrative tehsil in the Solapur district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Karmala is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Pophlaj, while the nearest airport is Solapur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 88.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,593 km², including 1,588.27 km² rural area and 4.74 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 917 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Karmala Tehsil

Karmala Tehsil has a total of 123 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Aljapur	Rural	Aljapur
2	Alsunde	Rural	Alsunde
3	Anjandoh	Rural	Anjandoh
4	Arjunnagar	Rural	Arjunnagar
5	Awati	Rural	Awati
6	Balewadi	Rural	Balewadi
7	Bhagatwadi	Rural	Bhagatwadi
8	Bhalavni	Rural	Bhalavni
9	Bhalewadi	Rural	Karnje
10	Bhilarwadi	Rural	Bhilarwadi
11	Bhivarwadi	Rural	Bhivarwadi
12	Bhose	Rural	Bhose
13	Bitargaon (Shrigonde)	Rural	Bitargaon (Shinge)
14	Bitargaon (Wangi)	Rural	Bitargaon (Wangi)
15	Borgaon	Rural	Borgaon
16	Chikhalthan	Rural	Chikalthan
17	Dahigaon	Rural	Dahigaon
18	Delwadi	Rural	Delwadi
19	Deolali	Rural	Deolali
20	Dhaykhindi	Rural	Pande
21	Dhokari	Rural	Dhokari
22	Dilmeshwar	Rural	Dilmeshwar
23	Divegavhan	Rural	Divegavan
24	Gaundare	Rural	Gaudare
25	Gharatwadi	Rural	Kumbhargaon
26	Ghargaon	Rural	Ghargaon
27	Ghoti	Rural	Ghoti
28	Gorewadi	Rural	Korti
29	Goyegaon	Rural	Govegaon
30	Gulmarwadi	Rural	Bhagatwadi
31	Gulsadi	Rural	Gulsadi
32	Hingani	Rural	Hingani
33	Hisare	Rural	Hisare
34	Hivare	Rural	Hivare
35	Hiwarwadi	Rural	Hiwarwadi
36	Hulgewadi	Rural	Korti
37	Jategaon	Rural	Jategaon
38	Jeur	Rural	Jeur
39	Jeurwadi	Rural	Jehurwadi
40	Jinnti	Rural	Jinnti
41	Kamone	Rural	Kamone
42	Kandar	Rural	Kandar
43	Karanje	Rural	Karnje
44	Karmala (Rural)	Rural	Devichamal
45	Katraj	Rural	Katraj
46	Kavitgaon	Rural	Kavitgaon
47	Kawalwadi	Rural	Kawalwadi
48	Kedgaon	Rural	Kedgaon
49	Kem	Rural	Kem
50	Kettur	Rural	Ketur
51	Khadakewadi	Rural	Deolali
52	Khadaki	Rural	Khadaki
53	Khambewadi	Rural	Pande
54	Khatgaon	Rural	Khatgaon
55	Kolgaon	Rural	Kolgaon
56	Kondhar Chincholi	Rural	Kondhar Chincholi
57	Kondhej	Rural	Kondhej
58	Korti	Rural	Korti
59	Kugaon	Rural	Kugaon
60	Kumbhargaon	Rural	Kumbhargaon
61	Kumbhej	Rural	Kumbhej
62	Kuskarwadi	Rural	Korti
63	Lavhe	Rural	Lavhe
64	Limbewadi	Rural	Limbewadirakhachiwadi
65	Malwadi	Rural	Malwadi
66	Mangi	Rural	Mangi
67	Manjargaon	Rural	Manjargaon
68	Mirghavan	Rural	Mirghavan
69	Morwad	Rural	Morwad
70	Nerle	Rural	Nerle
71	Nilaj	Rural	Potharenilaj
72	Nimbhore	Rural	Nimbhore
73	Nimgaon (H)	Rural	Nimgaon(H)
74	Padali	Rural	Padali
75	Pande	Rural	Pande
76	Pangare	Rural	Pangare
77	Parewadi	Rural	Parewadi
78	Pathurdi	Rural	Pathurdi
79	Phisare	Rural	Phisare
80	Pimpalwadi	Rural	Pompalwadi
81	Pomalwadi	Rural	Pomalwadi
82	Pondhvadi	Rural	Pondhvadi
83	Pophalaj	Rural	Pophalaj
84	Potegaon	Rural	Potegaon
85	Pothare	Rural	Potharenilaj
86	Punwar	Rural	Punwar
87	Rajuri	Rural	Rajuri
88	Ramwadi	Rural	Ramwadi
89	Ravgaon	Rural	Ravgaon
90	Ritewadi	Rural	Ritewadi
91	Roshewadi	Rural	Roshewadi
92	Sade	Rural	Sade
93	Salse	Rural	Salse
94	Sangvi	Rural	Sangvi
95	Sarapdoh	Rural	Sarapdoh
96	Satoli	Rural	Satoli
97	Savadi	Rural	Savadi
98	Shelgaon (K)	Rural	Shelgaon (K)
99	Shelgaon (Wangi)	Rural	Shelgaon (Wangi)
100	Shetphal	Rural	Shetphal
101	Shirdevichamal	Rural	Devichamal
102	Sogaon	Rural	Sogaon
103	Sounde	Rural	Sounde
104	Takali (Rashin)	Rural	Takali (Rashin)
105	Taratgaon	Rural	Taratgaon
106	Umrad	Rural	Umrad
107	Undargaon	Rural	Undargaon
108	Vadshivane	Rural	Vadshivane
109	Vanjarwadi	Rural	Vanjarwadi
110	Veet	Rural	Veet
111	Vihal	Rural	Vihal
112	Wadachiwadi	Rural	Dilmeshwar
113	Wadgaon (N)	Rural	Wadgaon (North)
114	Wadgaon Kh.	Rural	Wadgaon (North)
115	Wangi	Rural	Wangi No 1
116	Wangi - 1	Rural	Wangi No 1
117	Wangi - 2	Rural	Wangi No 2
118	Wangi - 3	Rural	Wangi No 3
119	Wangi - 4	Rural	Bhivarwadi
120	Warkatne	Rural	Warkatne
121	Warkute	Rural	Warkute
122	Washimbe	Rural	Washibe
123	Zare	Rural	Zare

Population of Karmala Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Karmala Tehsil has a total population of 2,54,489 people, consisting of 1,32,700 males and 1,21,789 females. There are 53,719 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 160 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,54,489	2,31,290	23,199
Male Population	1,32,700	1,20,795	11,905
Female Population	1,21,789	1,10,495	11,294
Total Households	53,719	49,017	4,702
Population Density	160 / km²	146 / km²	4,894 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,68,737 literate people and 31,054 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 35,217 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4,326 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	31,054	28,316	2,738
Literate Population	1,68,737	1,50,944	17,793
Illiterate Population	85,752	80,346	5,406
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	35,217	31,682	3,535
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	4,326	3,896	430

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Karmala (करमाला)
District	Solapur
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Pophlaj
Total Area	1,593 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	917
Total Population (2011)	2,54,489
Density	160/km²
Total Villages	123

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