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About Unkhed Village

Unkhed is a mid sized village in Murtijapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 265 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 hectares hectares.

Unkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Unkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Murtijapur
Area (hectares) 449 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 265
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Unkhed compares

By the 2011 count Unkhed is the 82nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Unkhed

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

How far is Unkhed from other places

Unkhed lies about 97 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Amravati, about 14 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 Unkhed
Nearest railway station Amravati 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Murtijapur 23 km
District headquarters Akola 97 km

Villages closest to Unkhed

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.

Common questions about Unkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Unkhed village had a population of 509. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Unkhed village has 265 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Unkhed has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Unkhed covers 449 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.

Unkhed falls under Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Unkhed is Amravati, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Unkhed.

Unkhed is about 97 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Unkhed is in Murtijapur tehsil of Akola district. Amravati is about 14 km away. Murtijapur is about 23 km away. Akola is about 97 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhali (2.1 km), Palsoda (3.0 km) and Rajura Ghate (8.0 km).

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

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