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About Aakli Village

Aakli is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 649 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2794.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aakli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aakli village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344701
Area (hectares) 2794.73 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 649
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aakli compares

By the 2011 count Aakli is the 44th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 2794.73 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Aakli

Aakli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aakli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Aakli from other places

Aakli lies about 37 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gypsum, about 35 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 Aakli
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 17 km
Nearest railway station Gypsum 35 km
District headquarters Barmer 37 km
Nearest town Bārmer 37 km

Villages closest to Aakli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aakli village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 44th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Aakli village has 649 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aakli has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Aakli is 344701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aakli covers 2794.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aakli falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Aakli is Gypsum, about 35 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Aakli.

Aakli is about 37 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aakli is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 17 km away. Gypsum is about 35 km away. Barmer is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thoombali (3.8 km), Giral (4.2 km) and Dholiya (4.8 km).

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

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