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- LGD code
- 562922
- Pincode
- 413220
- Post office
- Dudhani
- Population
- 1,835
- Households
- 337
- Literacy rate
- 55.3%
- Sex ratio
- 990 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 942
- Distance to district centre
- 194 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 169 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 406 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 322 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mulvad · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Taluka Hospital Bilagi · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Babalad compares
By population, Babalad ranks #45 of 133 villages in Akkalkot mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.3%
−4.4% vs mandal average
- Babalad
- 55.3%
- Akkalkot mandal
- 59.7%
- Solapur district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
990
+48 vs mandal average
- Babalad
- 990
- Akkalkot mandal
- 942
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Babalad
- 5.4
- Akkalkot mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Babalad at a glance
Babalad is a village of 1,835 people in 337 households (Census 2011) in Akkalkot taluka, Solapur district, Maharashtra, the 45th-largest of 133 villages in Akkalkot taluka. Literacy is 55%, 4 points below the taluka average of 60% and the sex ratio is 990 women per 1,000 men. It lies 194 km from the Solapur district centre, 28 km from Managuli, the nearest town, 21 km from Mulvad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413220, served by Dudhani post office; the LGD village code is 562922. The nearest hospital or health centre is Taluka Hospital Bilagi, 17 km away. The village votes in Tuljapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ranajagjitsinha Padmasinha Patil. The population is estimated at 2,163 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Babalad
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DUDHANI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 77
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 37
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,484.39
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,263.84
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Babalad
- LGD code
- 562922
- Pincode
- 413220
- Post office
- Dudhani
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,835
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,163
- Households
- 337
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 990
- Literacy rate
- 55.3%
- Coordinates
- 16.50000°N, 75.60000°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Osmanabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tuljapur
- Member of Parliament
- Omprakash Rajenimbalkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ranajagjitsinha Padmasinha Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Akkalkot
Getting there
How to reach Babalad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai406 kmcapital
- Hyderabad322 km
- Bengaluru447 km
- Chennai630 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMulvad21 km
- Bus stopKolahara bus stand11 km
- Hospital / PHCTaluka Hospital Bilagi17 km
- ATM / bankBank of India Kambagi9 km
- Petrol pumpAM Petrol pump37 km
- CollegeSSPU College Grounds17 km
- Police stationBagalkot Police station37 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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