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About Patkhed Village

Patkhed is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,403, made up of 719 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 961.35 hectares hectares.

Patkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 961.35 hectares
Population 1,403
Male Population 719
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patkhed compares

By the 2011 count Patkhed is the 28th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 961.35 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Patkhed

Patkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patkhed 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patkhed from other places

Patkhed lies about 20 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 5.8 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 Patkhed
Nearest railway station Barsitakli 5.8 km
Nearest town Pātūr 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 20 km
District headquarters Akola 20 km

Villages closest to Patkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patkhed village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 28th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Patkhed village has 719 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patkhed has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Patkhed covers 961.35 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.

Patkhed falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Patkhed is Barsitakli, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Patkhed.

Patkhed is about 20 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patkhed is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 5.8 km away. Pātūr is about 13 km away. Barshitakli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Songiri (2.1 km), Chincholi Devdari (2.8 km) and Chincholi Rudrayani (2.8 km).

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

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