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About Zanji Village

Zanji is a small village in Bhatkuli tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 87 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zanji village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Bhatkuli
Pincode 444801
Area (hectares) 119.35 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 87
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zanji compares

By the 2011 count Zanji is the 94th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 119.35 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 946.

Getting to Zanji

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

Zanji lies about 19 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Walgaon, about 15 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 Zanji
Tehsil headquarters Bhatkuli 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Walgaon 15 km
District headquarters Amravati 19 km

Villages closest to Zanji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Zanji village had a population of 177. That makes it the 94th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Zanji village has 87 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zanji has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Zanji is 444801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Zanji covers 119.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Zanji falls under Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Zanji is Walgaon, about 15 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 Zanji.

Zanji is about 19 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zanji is in Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district. Bhatkuli is about 8.6 km away. Walgaon is about 15 km away. Amravati is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawthal Bk (under 2 km), Dhamori (1.9 km) and Mhaispur (2.2 km).

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

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