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About Tankhed Village

Tankhed is a small village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 242 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.32 hectares hectares.

Tankhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tankhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 320.32 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 242
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tankhed compares

By the 2011 count Tankhed is the 121st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 320.32 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 937.

Getting to Tankhed

The census records public bus service for Tankhed 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tankhed from other places

Tankhed lies about 26 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Katepurna, about under 2 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 Tankhed
Nearest railway station Katepurna under 2 km
Nearest town Murtajāpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 26 km

Villages closest to Tankhed

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 Tankhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Tankhed village had a population of 479. That makes it the 121st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Tankhed village has 242 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tankhed has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Tankhed covers 320.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tankhed falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tankhed is Katepurna, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Tankhed.

Tankhed is about 26 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tankhed is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Katepurna is about under 2 km away. Murtajāpur is about 12 km away. Akola is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birsingpur (under 2 km), Khadka (under 2 km) and Pailpada (2.5 km).

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

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