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About Khakata Village

Khakata is a mid sized village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 398 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.45 hectares hectares.

Khakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khakata village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Area (hectares) 427.45 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 398
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khakata compares

By the 2011 count Khakata is the 53rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 427.45 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 940.

Getting to Khakata

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

Khakata lies about 26 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, 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 Khakata
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 13 km
Nearest town Telhāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Gandhi Smrak Road 14 km
District headquarters Akola 26 km

Villages closest to Khakata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khakata village had a population of 758. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Khakata village has 398 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khakata has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Khakata covers 427.45 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.

Khakata falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khakata is Gandhi Smrak Road, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khakata.

Khakata 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.

Khakata is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Telhara is about 13 km away. Telhāra is about 13 km away. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narsipur (under 2 km), Kheldeshpande (1.7 km) and Ubarkhed (1.7 km).

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

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