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About Akola Village

Akola is a mid sized village in Korpana tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 250 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.5 hectares hectares.

Akola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Korpana
Area (hectares) 336.5 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 250
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Akola compares

By the 2011 count Akola is the 61st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 870 residents. Its 336.5 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Akola

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

Akola lies about 44 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Mukutban, about 11 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 Akola
Tehsil headquarters Korpana 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Mukutban 11 km
Nearest town Chāndur 24 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 44 km

Villages closest to Akola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akola village had a population of 508. That makes it the 61st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 870 residents.

Akola village has 250 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akola has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Akola covers 336.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Akola falls under Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Akola is Mukutban, about 11 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 Akola.

Akola is about 44 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akola is in Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district. Korpana is about 5.1 km away. Mukutban is about 11 km away. Chāndur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanai Bk (1.9 km), Chanai Kh (1.9 km) and Chopan (2.3 km).

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

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