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About Zola Village

Zola is a large village in Gangakhed tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,170 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Gangakhed
Pincode 431514
Area (hectares) 444 hectares
Population 2,199
Male Population 1,170
Female Population 1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zola compares

By the 2011 count Zola is the 19th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Zola

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

Zola lies about 31 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 3.4 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 Zola
Nearest railway station Gangakher 3.4 km
Nearest town Gangākher 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangakhed 31 km
District headquarters Parbhani 31 km

Villages closest to Zola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Zola village had a population of 2,199. That makes it the 19th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Zola village has 1,170 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zola has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Zola is 431514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Zola covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Zola falls under Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Zola is Gangakher, about 3.4 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 Zola.

Zola is about 31 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zola is in Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district. Gangakher is about 3.4 km away. Gangākher is about 4.2 km away. Gangakhed is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpri Zola (2.2 km), Muli (3.6 km) and Dharkhed (3.8 km).

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

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