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About Swarupkhed Village

Swarupkhed is a small village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 151 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.75 hectares hectares.

Swarupkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Swarupkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 254.75 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 151
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Swarupkhed compares

By the 2011 count Swarupkhed is the 78th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 254.75 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Swarupkhed

Swarupkhed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Swarupkhed 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 Swarupkhed from other places

Swarupkhed lies about 36 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Shegaon, about 13 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 Swarupkhed
Nearest railway station Shegaon 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 28 km
District headquarters Akola 36 km

Villages closest to Swarupkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Swarupkhed village had a population of 281. That makes it the 78th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Swarupkhed village has 151 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Swarupkhed has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Swarupkhed covers 254.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Swarupkhed falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Swarupkhed is Shegaon, about 13 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 Swarupkhed.

Swarupkhed is about 36 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Swarupkhed is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Shegaon is about 13 km away. Balapur is about 28 km away. Akola is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janorimail (under 2 km), Mokha (1.6 km) and Kajikhed (2.4 km).

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

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