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About Akodha Village

Akodha is one of the larger villages in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,205, made up of 3,742 males and 3,463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.194 hectares hectares.

Akodha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akodha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Area (hectares) 487.194 hectares
Population 7,205
Male Population 3,742
Female Population 3,463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akodha compares

By the 2011 count Akodha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 487.194 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Akodha

Akodha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Akodha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akodha from other places

Akodha lies about 23 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Karchana, about 8.0 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 Akodha
Nearest railway station Karchana 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 23 km
District headquarters Allahabad 23 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 23 km

Villages closest to Akodha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akodha village had a population of 7,205. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Akodha village has 3,742 males and 3,463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akodha has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Akodha covers 487.194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akodha falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akodha is Karchana, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akodha.

Akodha is about 23 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akodha is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Karchana is about 8.0 km away. Karchhana is about 23 km away. Allahabad is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidhaura (under 2 km), Sahlilhwa (1.9 km) and Ramgadha (2.2 km).

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

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