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About Adoshi Village

Adoshi is a small village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 110 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.23 hectares hectares.

Adoshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adoshi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 228.23 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 110
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Adoshi compares

By the 2011 count Adoshi is the 82nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 228.23 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Adoshi

Adoshi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Adoshi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Adoshi from other places

Adoshi lies about 17 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Paras, 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 Adoshi
Nearest railway station Paras 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 11 km
Nearest town Bālāpur 11 km
District headquarters Akola 17 km

Villages closest to Adoshi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adoshi village had a population of 201. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Adoshi village has 110 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adoshi has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Adoshi covers 228.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Adoshi falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Adoshi is Paras, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Adoshi.

Adoshi is about 17 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adoshi is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Paras is about 3.6 km away. Balapur is about 11 km away. Bālāpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadoshi (under 2 km), Jogalkhed (2.5 km) and Nimkarda (2.6 km).

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

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