About Astul Village

Astul is a mid sized village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 653 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.43 hectares hectares.

Astul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astul village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Patur
Area (hectares)	379.43 hectares
Population	1,267
Male Population	653
Female Population	614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Astul compares

By the 2011 count Astul is the 34th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 379.43 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Astul

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

Astul lies about 30 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 8.7 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 Astul
Tehsil headquarters	Patur	7.1 km
Nearest town	Pātūr	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Lohagad	8.7 km
District headquarters	Akola	30 km

Villages closest to Astul

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

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Common questions about Astul

As per the Census of India 2011, Astul village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 34th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Astul village has 653 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astul has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Astul covers 379.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Astul falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Astul is Lohagad, about 8.7 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 Astul.

Astul is about 30 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Astul is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Patur is about 7.1 km away. Pātūr is about 7.1 km away. Lohagad is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.