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About Akhadhana Village

Akhadhana is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 469 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2156.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akhadhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhadhana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342307
Area (hectares) 2156.97 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 469
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akhadhana compares

By the 2011 count Akhadhana is the 174th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 2156.97 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 907.

Getting to Akhadhana

Akhadhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Akhadhana as Available within village. 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 Akhadhana from other places

Akhadhana lies about 144 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Hindal Goal, about 16 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 Akhadhana
Nearest railway station Hindal Goal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 30 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 144 km

Villages closest to Akhadhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhadhana village had a population of 944. That makes it the 174th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Akhadhana village has 469 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhadhana has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Akhadhana is 342307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akhadhana covers 2156.97 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.

Akhadhana falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Akhadhana is Hindal Goal, about 16 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 village for Akhadhana.

Akhadhana is about 144 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akhadhana is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Hindal Goal is about 16 km away. Phalodi is about 30 km away. Jodhpur is about 144 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanguri (4.6 km), Shekhasar (6.5 km) and Bhoj Nagar (8.5 km).

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

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