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About Isthal Village

Isthal is a mid sized village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 670 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.86 hectares hectares.

Isthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Isthal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Area (hectares) 609.86 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 670
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Isthal compares

By the 2011 count Isthal is the 66th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 609.86 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Isthal

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

Isthal lies about 68 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Murud, about 22 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 Isthal
Nearest railway station Murud 22 km
Nearest town Kallam 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 24 km
District headquarters Bid 68 km

Villages closest to Isthal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Isthal village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 66th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Isthal village has 670 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Isthal has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Isthal covers 609.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Isthal falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Isthal is Murud, about 22 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 Isthal.

Isthal is about 68 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Isthal is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Murud is about 22 km away. Kallam is about 23 km away. Kaij is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saundana (2.7 km), Bansarola (5.5 km) and Naigaon (6.3 km).

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

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