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About Akola Village

Akola is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 316 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.29 hectares hectares.

Akola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 390.29 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 316
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akola compares

By the 2011 count Akola is the 75th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 390.29 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Akola

Akola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akola as Available within <5 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 Akola from other places

Akola lies about 54 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 4.2 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 Akola
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 8.0 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 8.0 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 54 km

Villages closest to Akola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akola village had a population of 606. That makes it the 75th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Akola village has 316 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akola has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Akola covers 390.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Akola falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akola is Sobhapur, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akola.

Akola is about 54 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akola is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sobhapur is about 4.2 km away. Sohagpur is about 8.0 km away. Sohāgpur is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwani (under 2 km), Bamari (2.2 km) and Tala Khedi (2.2 km).

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

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