Akodia is a town and a

Nagar Panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

in Shajapur District in the state of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Geography

Akodia is located at .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Akodia
/ref> It has an average elevation of 458 metres (1,503 feet).

Demographics

The Akodia city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Akodia Nagar Panchayat has population of 11,652 of which 6,031 are males while 5,621 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of children with age of 0-6 is 1451 which is 12.45% of total population of Akodia (NP). In Akodia Nagar Panchayat, female sex ratio is of 932 against state average of 931. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Akodia is around 988 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918.Literacy rate of Akodia city is 77.14% higher than state average of 69.32%. In Akodia, male literacy is around 87.29% while female literacy rate is 66.16%. Akodia Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,247 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

History

Akodia Was Founded By Captain Timothy O'Donoghue, the leader of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914. in 1917 Mahatma Gandhi gave a speech at town square. here were three cotton mils in its golden history.

School And Institutions

* Sharda Convent Higher Secondary School * Bright Star Higher Secondary School * Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School * Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School * Saraswati Shishu/Vidhya Mandir * St. Alphonsa Convent high School *Sun rise public school *Sanskar public school *Kalidas academy *Santiniketan maha vidhyal * Gita Public school
Gita Public High School

References

{{Ujjain Division Cities and towns in Shajapur district