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About Akola Village

Akola is a mid sized village in Budni tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 502 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781.94 hectares hectares.

Akola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Budni
Area (hectares) 781.94 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 502
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Akola compares

By the 2011 count Akola is the 23rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 781.94 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

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 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 81 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Budhni, about 15 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 Budhni 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Budni 15 km
Nearest town Narmadapuram 16 km
District headquarters Sehore 81 km

Villages closest to Akola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budni 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 991. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Akola village has 502 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akola has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Akola covers 781.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Akola falls under Budni tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akola is Budhni, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akola.

Akola is about 81 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akola is in Budni tehsil of Sehore district. Budhni is about 15 km away. Budni is about 15 km away. Narmadapuram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahar Khedi (under 2 km), Saidganj (1.7 km) and Paraswada (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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