About Akkol Village

Akkol is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,823, made up of 4,407 males and 4,416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 939.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akkol village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Chikodi
Pincode	591211
Area (hectares)	939.27 hectares
Population	8,823
Male Population	4,407
Female Population	4,416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Akkol compares

By the 2011 count Akkol is the 13th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 939.27 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Akkol

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

Akkol lies about 69 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 29 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 Akkol
Nearest town	Nipāni	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chikodi	18 km
Nearest railway station	Valivade	29 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	69 km

Villages closest to Akkol

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

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Common questions about Akkol

As per the Census of India 2011, Akkol village had a population of 8,823. That makes it the 13th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Akkol village has 4,407 males and 4,416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akkol has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Akkol is 591211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akkol covers 939.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akkol falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Akkol is Valivade, about 29 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 Akkol.

Akkol is about 69 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akkol is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Nipāni is about 8.3 km away. Chikodi is about 18 km away. Valivade is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.