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About Bhood Village

Bhood is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 837 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1516.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhood Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhood village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 415309
Area (hectares) 1516.3 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 837
Female Population 922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhood compares

By the 2011 count Bhood is the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 1516.3 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Bhood

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

Bhood lies about 55 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Amnapur, about 40 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 Bhood
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 9.1 km
Nearest town Vite 17 km
Nearest railway station Amnapur 40 km
District headquarters Sangli 55 km

Villages closest to Bhood

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhood village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Bhood village has 837 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhood has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

The pincode recorded for Bhood is 415309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhood covers 1516.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhood falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhood is Amnapur, about 40 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 Bhood.

Bhood is about 55 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhood is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Khanapur is about 9.1 km away. Vite is about 17 km away. Amnapur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhalmuthi (3.3 km), Lengre (4.5 km) and Jadhavwadi (4.6 km).

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

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