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About Akolya Village

Akolya is a mid sized village in Depalpur tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 262 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.54 hectares hectares.

Akolya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akolya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Depalpur
Area (hectares) 240.54 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 262
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akolya compares

By the 2011 count Akolya is the 120th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents. Its 240.54 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Akolya

Akolya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Akolya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Akolya from other places

Akolya lies about 22 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Tihi, about 7.7 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 Akolya
Nearest town Pithampur 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Tihi 7.7 km
District headquarters Indore 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Depalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Akolya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akolya village had a population of 524. That makes it the 120th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Akolya has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Akolya covers 240.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akolya falls under Depalpur tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akolya is Tihi, about 7.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akolya.

Akolya is about 22 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akolya is in Depalpur tehsil of Indore district. Pithampur is about 3.8 km away. Tihi is about 7.7 km away. Indore is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambapura (3.6 km), Bajrangpura (4.3 km) and Chirakhan (5.2 km).

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

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