# Akhipura Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maheshwar, Khargone 

# Akhipura

Akhipura is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,335 people in 533 households**, the 21st largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 2,335people (2011)
- 533households
- 65.4%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Akhipura PIN code and other codes

Akhipura falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMaheshwar
- Census village code477012

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Akhipura from nearby towns?

- Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)75 km by road
- Maheshwar (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Akhipura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Akhipura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Akhipura known for?

About 65% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Akhipura

Of every 100 households in Akhipura in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akhipura · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**81%

Tap water ****41%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**87%

Use banking services ****26%**

**28%

Television ****35%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**46%

Own their home ****79%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Akhipura?

■ Akhipura · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**933

Working population ****47.6%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 56.5% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 746 (67%) · **■** Household industry 96 (9%) · **■** Other work 170 (15%) · **■** Marginal 64 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Maheshwar

- Bahegawan2,487 people
- Pitamali2,401 people
- Gulawad2,386 people
- Mahetawada2,385 people
- Badwel2,226 people
- Katargaon2,050 people
- Nawalpura1,968 people
- Kawdiya1,932 people

[All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akhipura from Khargone?75 km by road
- What is the population of Akhipura?2,335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhipura in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akhipura?65.4% (Census 2011)