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About Bhod Village

Bhod is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 397 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.42 hectares hectares.

Bhod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhod village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 532.42 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 397
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhod compares

By the 2011 count Bhod is the 89th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 532.42 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bhod

Bhod is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhod as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhod from other places

Bhod lies about 8.4 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Ugwe, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhod
Nearest railway station Ugwe 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 8.4 km

Villages closest to Bhod

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akola tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhod

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhod village had a population of 753. That makes it the 89th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Bhod village has 397 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhod has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Bhod covers 532.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhod falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhod is Ugwe, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhod.

Bhod is about 8.4 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhod is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Ugwe is about 3.6 km away. Akola is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangavi Mohadi (under 2 km), Khadki Takali (2.1 km) and Ugwa (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhod today is likely to be higher.

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