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About Taroda Village

Taroda is a mid sized village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 371 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taroda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taroda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Pincode 444001
Area (hectares) 479.44 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 371
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taroda compares

By the 2011 count Taroda is the 77th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 479.44 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 958.

Getting to Taroda

Taroda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taroda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Taroda from other places

Taroda lies about 29 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Patsul, about 4.1 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 Taroda
Nearest railway station Patsul 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Akot 14 km
District headquarters Akola 29 km

Villages closest to Taroda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akot 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 Taroda

As per the Census of India 2011, Taroda village had a population of 713. That makes it the 77th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Taroda village has 371 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taroda has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Taroda is 444001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taroda covers 479.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Taroda falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Taroda is Patsul, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance for Taroda.

Taroda is about 29 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taroda is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Patsul is about 4.1 km away. Akot is about 14 km away. Akola is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawasa Kh (under 2 km), Kawasa Bk (under 2 km) and Maroda (2.3 km).

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

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