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About Akheti Village

Akheti is a mid sized village in Supa tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 258 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1514.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akheti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akheti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Supa
Pincode 581453
Area (hectares) 1514.71 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 258
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akheti compares

By the 2011 count Akheti is the 23rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 457 residents. Its 1514.71 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Akheti

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

Akheti lies about 94 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Castle Rock, about 8.0 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 Akheti
Nearest railway station Castle Rock 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Supa 31 km
Nearest town Curchorem 32 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 94 km

Villages closest to Akheti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akheti village had a population of 520. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 457 residents.

Akheti village has 258 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akheti has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Akheti is 581453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akheti covers 1514.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Akheti falls under Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Akheti is Castle Rock, about 8.0 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 village for Akheti.

Akheti is about 94 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akheti is in Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Castle Rock is about 8.0 km away. Supa is about 31 km away. Curchorem is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varlewadi (1.9 km), Karambal (2.0 km) and Vatala (2.9 km).

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

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