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About Akkalwadi Village

Akkalwadi is a mid sized village in Athner tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,274, made up of 669 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 957.26 hectares hectares.

Akkalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akkalwadi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Athner
Area (hectares) 957.26 hectares
Population 1,274
Male Population 669
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akkalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Akkalwadi is the 24th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 968 residents. Its 957.26 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Akkalwadi

Akkalwadi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Akkalwadi as Available within 10+ 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 Akkalwadi from other places

Akkalwadi lies about 12 km from Athner, and the nearest railway station is Betul, about 30 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 Akkalwadi
Tehsil headquarters Athner 12 km
Nearest railway station Betul 30 km
Nearest town Betūl 30 km

Villages closest to Akkalwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akkalwadi village had a population of 1,274. That makes it the 24th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 968 residents.

Akkalwadi village has 669 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akkalwadi has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Akkalwadi covers 957.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Akkalwadi falls under Athner tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akkalwadi is Betul, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Akkalwadi.

Akkalwadi is about 12 km from Athner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akkalwadi is in Athner tehsil of Betul district. Athner is about 12 km away. Betul is about 30 km away. Betūl is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kopra (1.9 km), Chougarh (2.1 km) and Lalkhedi (2.5 km).

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

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