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About Zarandi Village

Zarandi is a mid sized village in Patur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 493 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.31 hectares hectares.

Zarandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zarandi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Patur
Area (hectares) 171.31 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 493
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zarandi compares

By the 2011 count Zarandi is the 45th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 171.31 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 Zarandi

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

Zarandi lies about 45 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Amanwadi, about 33 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 Zarandi
Tehsil headquarters Patur 22 km
Nearest town Pātūr 22 km
Nearest railway station Amanwadi 33 km
District headquarters Akola 45 km

Villages closest to Zarandi

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 Zarandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Zarandi village had a population of 898. That makes it the 45th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Zarandi village has 493 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zarandi has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Zarandi covers 171.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Zarandi falls under Patur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Zarandi is Amanwadi, about 33 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 Zarandi.

Zarandi is about 45 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zarandi is in Patur tehsil of Akola district. Patur is about 22 km away. Pātūr is about 22 km away. Amanwadi 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 Sawargaon (2.9 km), Vasali (2.9 km) and Padsingi (3.0 km).

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

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