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About Pusanad Village

Pusanad is a large village in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,574, made up of 1,270 males and 1,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 754 hectares hectares.

Pusanad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pusanad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Shahade
Area (hectares) 754 hectares
Population 2,574
Male Population 1,270
Female Population 1,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pusanad compares

By the 2011 count Pusanad is the 42nd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 754 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Pusanad

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

Pusanad lies about 30 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Ranala, about 11 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 Pusanad
Nearest town Shāhāda 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Ranala 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahade 30 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 30 km

Villages closest to Pusanad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pusanad village had a population of 2,574. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Pusanad village has 1,270 males and 1,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pusanad has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Pusanad covers 754 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pusanad falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pusanad is Ranala, about 11 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 Pusanad.

Pusanad is about 30 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pusanad is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Shāhāda is about 9.8 km away. Ranala is about 11 km away. Shahade is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anarad (1.7 km), Kanadi Kh (3.4 km) and Kanadi T Haveli (3.6 km).

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

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