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About Pistamwadi Village

Pistamwadi is a small village in Paranda tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 259 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares.

Pistamwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pistamwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Paranda
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 259
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Pistamwadi compares

By the 2011 count Pistamwadi is the 84th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Pistamwadi

Pistamwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pistamwadi 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 Pistamwadi from other places

Pistamwadi lies about 63 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Uplai, about 28 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 Pistamwadi
Tehsil headquarters Paranda 14 km
Nearest town Barshi 28 km
Nearest railway station Uplai 28 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 63 km

Villages closest to Pistamwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pistamwadi village had a population of 486. That makes it the 84th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Pistamwadi village has 259 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pistamwadi has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Pistamwadi covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pistamwadi falls under Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pistamwadi is Uplai, about 28 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 Pistamwadi.

Pistamwadi is about 63 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pistamwadi is in Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district. Paranda is about 14 km away. Barshi is about 28 km away. Uplai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakat Bk (1.5 km), Rohkal (2.7 km) and Kumbhephal (2.9 km).

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

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