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About Rustamabad Village

Rustamabad is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 914 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.88 hectares hectares.

Rustamabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rustamabad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 454.88 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 914
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rustamabad compares

By the 2011 count Rustamabad is the 10th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 454.88 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Rustamabad

Rustamabad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rustamabad 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rustamabad from other places

Rustamabad lies about 13 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 4.0 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 Rustamabad
Nearest railway station Barsitakli 4.0 km
Nearest town Umbri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 13 km
District headquarters Akola 13 km

Villages closest to Rustamabad

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 Rustamabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Rustamabad village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 10th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Rustamabad village has 914 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rustamabad has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Rustamabad covers 454.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rustamabad falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rustamabad is Barsitakli, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rustamabad.

Rustamabad is about 13 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rustamabad is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 4.0 km away. Umbri is about 12 km away. Barshitakli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alanda (under 2 km), Ashkaripur (2.0 km) and Pimpalkuta (2.1 km).

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

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