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About Akawi Village

Akawi is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 270 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.3 hectares hectares.

Akawi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akawi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 407.3 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 270
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akawi compares

By the 2011 count Akawi is the 106th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 407.3 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Akawi

Akawi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akawi as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akawi from other places

Akawi lies about 23 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, about 6.5 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 Akawi
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Dr. Ambedkar Nagar 6.5 km
District headquarters Indore 23 km

Villages closest to Akawi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akawi village had a population of 566. That makes it the 106th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Akawi village has 270 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akawi has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Akawi covers 407.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Akawi falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akawi is Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akawi.

Akawi is about 23 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akawi is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Mhow is about 6.0 km away. Dr. Ambedkar Nagar is about 6.5 km away. Indore is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Richhabardi (under 2 km), Anwalipura (under 2 km) and Imalipura (under 2 km).

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

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