About Arkhed Village

Arkhed is a small village in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 237 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Murtijapur
Pincode	444107
Area (hectares)	184.03 hectares
Population	462
Male Population	237
Female Population	225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arkhed compares

By the 2011 count Arkhed is the 87th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 184.03 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Arkhed

Arkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arkhed from other places

Arkhed lies about 123 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 12 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 Arkhed
Tehsil headquarters	Murtijapur	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Arvi	12 km
Nearest town	Ārvi	13 km
District headquarters	Akola	123 km

Villages closest to Arkhed

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

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Common questions about Arkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkhed village had a population of 462. That makes it the 87th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Arkhed village has 237 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkhed has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Arkhed is 444107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkhed covers 184.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arkhed falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Arkhed is Arvi, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arkhed.

Arkhed is about 123 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arkhed is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Murtijapur is about 7.0 km away. Arvi is about 12 km away. Ārvi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.