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Akalma

Chhapara mandal
Pincode 480884
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BALAKRAM
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LGD code
496091
Pincode
480884
Post office
Chhapara
Population
711
Households
150
Literacy rate
44.3%
Sex ratio
970 ♀/1000♂
Workers
462
Distance to district centre
48 km
Distance to mandal centre
56 km
Distance to Bhopal
218 km
Distance to Hyderabad
542 km
Nearest railway station
Umaria Isra · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr.Ramanand Yadav Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Akalma compares

By population, Akalma ranks #60 of 157 villages in Chhapara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
44.3%
−10.0% vs mandal average
Akalma
44.3%
Chhapara mandal
54.3%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
−6 vs mandal average
Akalma
970
Chhapara mandal
976
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.4 vs mandal average
Akalma
4.7
Chhapara mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Akalma at a glance

Akalma is a village of 711 people in 150 households (Census 2011) in Chhapara tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 60th-largest of 157 villages in Chhapara tehsil. Literacy is 44%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Seoni district centre, 22 km from Umaria Isra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480884, served by Chhapara post office; the LGD village code is 496091. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr.Ramanand Yadav Hospital, 10 km away. The sarpanch is BALAKRAM, and the village votes in Amarwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamlesh Pratap Shah. The population is estimated at 838 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kodiyamal

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Akalma · this village71144%
Bandradhana · Amarwara2.4 km S
Hirri · Chand79163%3 km N
Bandra · Amarwara1,21050%3.8 km SW
Bandra · Lakhnadon33554%3.8 km SW
Bandra · Ghansaur50250%3.8 km SW
Bandra · Seoni39561%3.8 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Akalma

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
9
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
LAKHNADON
Distance to nearest town (km)
33
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
22
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
367.05
Irrigated area (ha)
35.1
Forest area (ha)
101.97

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Akalma

LGD code
496091
Pincode
480884
Post office
Chhapara
Population (Census 2011)
711
Population (projected 2026)
838
Households
150
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
970
Literacy rate
44.3%
Coordinates
22.21536°N, 79.21305°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chhindwara
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Amarwara
Member of Parliament
Vivek Kumar Sahu
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kamlesh Pratap Shah
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BALAKRAM
Block / Mandal
Chhapara
Getting there

How to reach Akalma

Mandal centre
Chhapara · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 55 min by car · 2 h 17 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 48 km
≈ 1 h 38 min by car · 1 h 56 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal218 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad542 km
  • Delhi739 km
  • Mumbai746 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationUmaria Isra22 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr.Ramanand Yadav Hospital10 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India33 km
  • Petrol pumpहिन्दी10 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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