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About Pinjar Village

Pinjar is one of the larger villages in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,810, made up of 4,100 males and 3,710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2253.91 hectares hectares.

Pinjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinjar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 2253.91 hectares
Population 7,810
Male Population 4,100
Female Population 3,710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pinjar compares

By the 2011 count Pinjar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 2253.91 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Pinjar

Pinjar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pinjar 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 Pinjar from other places

Pinjar lies about 33 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Vilegaon, about 19 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 Pinjar
Nearest railway station Vilegaon 19 km
Nearest town Murtajāpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 33 km
District headquarters Akola 33 km

Villages closest to Pinjar

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 Pinjar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinjar village had a population of 7,810. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Pinjar village has 4,100 males and 3,710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinjar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Pinjar covers 2253.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pinjar falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pinjar is Vilegaon, about 19 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 Pinjar.

Pinjar is about 33 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinjar is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Vilegaon is about 19 km away. Murtajāpur is about 23 km away. Barshitakli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manmatkhed (2.2 km), Bhendi Kaji (3.1 km) and Wadgaon (3.1 km).

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

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