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About Acharkunda Village

Acharkunda is a small village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 229 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.7 hectares hectares.

Acharkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Acharkunda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 310.7 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 229
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Acharkunda compares

By the 2011 count Acharkunda is the 108th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 310.7 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1013.

Getting to Acharkunda

Acharkunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Acharkunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Acharkunda from other places

Acharkunda lies about 38 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 19 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 Acharkunda
Tehsil headquarters Gandhwani 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 19 km
Nearest town Manāwar 24 km
District headquarters Dhar 38 km

Villages closest to Acharkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Acharkunda village had a population of 458. That makes it the 108th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Acharkunda village has 229 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Acharkunda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Acharkunda covers 310.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Acharkunda falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Acharkunda is Tanda Road, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Acharkunda.

Acharkunda is about 38 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Acharkunda is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Gandhwani is about 9.8 km away. Tanda Road is about 19 km away. Manāwar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundi (under 2 km), Bildari (under 2 km) and Balwari (2.1 km).

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

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