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About Anakwadi Village

Anakwadi is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 294 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.45 hectares hectares.

Anakwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anakwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 306.45 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 294
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anakwadi compares

By the 2011 count Anakwadi is the 110th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 306.45 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Anakwadi

Anakwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anakwadi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Anakwadi from other places

Anakwadi lies about 15 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Yeulkhed, about 8.1 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 Anakwadi
Nearest railway station Yeulkhed 8.1 km
Nearest town Umbri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 15 km

Villages closest to Anakwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anakwadi village had a population of 563. That makes it the 110th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Anakwadi village has 294 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anakwadi has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Anakwadi covers 306.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anakwadi falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Anakwadi is Yeulkhed, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance for Anakwadi.

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

Anakwadi is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Yeulkhed is about 8.1 km away. Umbri is about 12 km away. Akola is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhatwada (under 2 km), Sultan Ajampur (1.7 km) and Apatapa (1.7 km).

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

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