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About Pastul Village

Pastul is a mid sized village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 504 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.78 hectares hectares.

Pastul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pastul village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Patur
Area (hectares) 360.78 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 504
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pastul compares

By the 2011 count Pastul is the 44th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 360.78 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Pastul

Pastul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pastul as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pastul from other places

Pastul lies about 31 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 8.9 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 Pastul
Tehsil headquarters Patur 7.7 km
Nearest town Pātūr 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Lohagad 8.9 km
District headquarters Akola 31 km

Villages closest to Pastul

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.

Common questions about Pastul

As per the Census of India 2011, Pastul village had a population of 923. That makes it the 44th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Pastul village has 504 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pastul has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Pastul covers 360.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pastul falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pastul is Lohagad, about 8.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pastul.

Pastul is about 31 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pastul is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Patur is about 7.7 km away. Pātūr is about 7.7 km away. Lohagad is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Astul (under 2 km), Kothari Bk (1.7 km) and Kothari Kh (2.1 km).

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

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