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About Atkali Village

Atkali is a mid sized village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 321 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 776 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.44 hectares hectares.

Atkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atkali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Area (hectares) 515.44 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 321
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 776
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 Atkali compares

By the 2011 count Atkali is the 66th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 515.44 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 940.

Getting to Atkali

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

Atkali lies about 32 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Patsul, 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 Atkali
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 9.9 km
Nearest town Telhāra 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Patsul 12 km
District headquarters Akola 32 km

Villages closest to Atkali

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 Atkali

As per the Census of India 2011, Atkali village had a population of 570. That makes it the 66th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Atkali village has 321 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atkali has about 776 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Atkali covers 515.44 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.

Atkali falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Atkali is Patsul, about 12 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 Atkali.

Atkali is about 32 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atkali is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Telhara is about 9.9 km away. Telhāra is about 9.9 km away. Patsul is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takali (1.8 km), Manabda (1.9 km) and Nimboli (2.7 km).

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

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