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About Pida Village

Pida is a small village in Bhum tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 197 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.78 hectares hectares.

Pida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pida village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Bhum
Area (hectares) 277.78 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 197
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pida compares

By the 2011 count Pida is the 86th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 277.78 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Pida

Pida is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pida as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pida from other places

Pida lies about 56 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Barsi Town, about 24 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 Pida
Tehsil headquarters Bhum 14 km
Nearest town Barshi 22 km
Nearest railway station Barsi Town 24 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 56 km

Villages closest to Pida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pida village had a population of 355. That makes it the 86th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Pida village has 197 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pida has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Pida covers 277.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pida falls under Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pida is Barsi Town, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pida.

Pida is about 56 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pida is in Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district. Bhum is about 14 km away. Barshi is about 22 km away. Barsi Town 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 Ida (under 2 km), Antargaon (under 2 km) and Kanadi (2.6 km).

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

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