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About Jastagaon Village

Jastagaon is a mid sized village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 426 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.01 hectares hectares.

Jastagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jastagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Area (hectares) 492.01 hectares
Population 868
Male Population 426
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jastagaon compares

By the 2011 count Jastagaon is the 47th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 492.01 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Jastagaon

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

Jastagaon lies about 36 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Adgaon Buzurg, about 12 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 Jastagaon
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 7.8 km
Nearest town Telhāra 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Adgaon Buzurg 12 km
District headquarters Akola 36 km

Villages closest to Jastagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jastagaon village had a population of 868. That makes it the 47th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Jastagaon village has 426 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jastagaon has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Jastagaon covers 492.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jastagaon falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jastagaon is Adgaon Buzurg, about 12 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 km distance for Jastagaon.

Jastagaon is about 36 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jastagaon is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Telhara is about 7.8 km away. Telhāra is about 7.8 km away. Adgaon Buzurg is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranegaon (1.6 km), Pathardi (2.8 km) and Takali (3.5 km).

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

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