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About Akola Village

Akola is a mid sized village in Baraily tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 312 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695.67 hectares hectares.

Akola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Baraily
Area (hectares) 695.67 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 312
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 61st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 975 residents. Its 695.67 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 895.

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 - 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 Akola from other places

Akola lies about 59 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters Baraily 6.0 km
Nearest town Bareli 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 28 km
District headquarters Raisen 59 km

Villages closest to Akola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baraily 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 641. That makes it the 61st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 975 residents.

Akola village has 312 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akola has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Akola covers 695.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Akola falls under Baraily tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akola is Sobhapur, about 28 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 km distance for Akola.

Akola is about 59 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akola is in Baraily tehsil of Raisen district. Baraily is about 6.0 km away. Bareli is about 6.0 km away. Sobhapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lanjhi (under 2 km), Dhimar Dhana (under 2 km) and Kanhaiyapar (2.1 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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