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About Mazod Village

Mazod is a large village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,641, made up of 1,378 males and 1,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1503 hectares hectares.

Mazod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mazod village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 1503 hectares
Population 2,641
Male Population 1,378
Female Population 1,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mazod compares

By the 2011 count Mazod is the 21st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 1503 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mazod

Mazod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mazod as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mazod from other places

Mazod lies about 16 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 14 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 Mazod
Nearest town Pātūr 14 km
Nearest railway station Barsitakli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 16 km

Villages closest to Mazod

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 Mazod

As per the Census of India 2011, Mazod village had a population of 2,641. That makes it the 21st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Mazod village has 1,378 males and 1,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mazod has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Mazod covers 1503 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mazod falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mazod is Barsitakli, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mazod.

Mazod is about 16 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mazod is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Pātūr is about 14 km away. Barsitakli is about 14 km away. Akola is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goregaon Kh (2.3 km), Goregaon Bk (2.3 km) and Nimbi (5.8 km).

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

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