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About Akauri Village

Akauri is a mid sized village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 264 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.64 hectares hectares.

Akauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akauri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 130.64 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 264
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akauri compares

By the 2011 count Akauri is the 156th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 130.64 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Akauri

Akauri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akauri as Available within <5 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 Akauri from other places

Akauri lies about 15 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 40 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 Akauri
District headquarters Sidhi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 27 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 40 km

Villages closest to Akauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akauri village had a population of 509. That makes it the 156th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Akauri village has 264 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akauri has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Akauri covers 130.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akauri falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akauri is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 40 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akauri.

Akauri is about 15 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akauri is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 15 km away. Sihawal is about 27 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duara Khurd (under 2 km), Bari Kothar (2.0 km) and Jogi Kothar (2.0 km).

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

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