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About Akya Village

Akya is a small village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 117 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.46 hectares hectares.

Akya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Shamgarh
Area (hectares) 614.46 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 117
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
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 Akya compares

By the 2011 count Akya is the 89th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 614.46 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 963.

Getting to Akya

Akya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akya 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 Akya from other places

Akya lies about 39 km from Mandsaur. 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 Akya
Tehsil headquarters Shamgarh 23 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 23 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 39 km

Villages closest to Akya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akya village had a population of 255. That makes it the 89th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Akya village has 117 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akya has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Akya covers 614.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Akya falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Akya notes the nearest railway station 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 Akya.

Akya is about 39 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akya is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Shamgarh is about 23 km away. Shāmgarh is about 23 km away. Mandsaur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirdi (1.9 km), Bakana (2.4 km) and Baradiya Istmurar (2.8 km).

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

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