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- LGD code
- 561996
- Pincode
- 413209
- Post office
- Madha
- Population
- 3,067
- Households
- 654
- Literacy rate
- 68.9%
- Sex ratio
- 874 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,495
Census 2011 · in context
How Darfal compares
By population, Darfal ranks #26 of 116 villages in Madha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.9%
+2.0% vs mandal average
Darfal68.9%
Madha mandal66.9%
Solapur district67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
874
−36 vs mandal average
Darfal874
Madha mandal910
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Darfal4.7
Madha mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Darfal at a glance
Darfal is a village of 3,067 people in 654 households (Census 2011) in Madha taluka, Solapur district, Maharashtra, the 26th-largest of 116 villages in Madha taluka. Literacy is 69%, 2 points above the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 874 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 413209, served by Madha post office; the LGD village code is 561996. The village votes in Paranda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prof.Dr.Tanaji Jayawant Sawant. The population is estimated at 3,616 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Darfal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KURDUVADI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 69
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,687
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,328
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Darfal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Darfal
- LGD code
- 561996
- Pincode
- 413209
- Post office
- Madha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,067
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,616
- Households
- 654
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 874
- Literacy rate
- 68.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Osmanabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Paranda
- Member of Parliament
- Omprakash Rajenimbalkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prof.Dr.Tanaji Jayawant Sawant
- Block / Mandal
- Madha
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- Shiral Tembhurni
- Anjangaon Umate
- Chandaj
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- Dahiwali
- Sapatne Tembhurni
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Sources & freshness
- 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
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)