Book Ads in Akila — Gujarat's #1 Evening Daily | Rajkot & Saurashtra
Akila is Gujarat's largest-circulated evening daily — published from Rajkot and read across the Saurashtra region every evening, after the morning papers have already been read. Matrimonial, property, recruitment, obituary, public notice and local business ads reach Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar and Amreli. Malik Advertising books every ad format in Akila with same-day confirmation and discounted publisher rates.
Published from Rajkot since 1978, Akila carries the largest circulation among Gujarat's evening dailies — a distinct category from the state's morning Gujarati papers.
Readers pick up Akila after work or business hours, once the morning papers have already been read — giving classified and display ads a second, unhurried readership moment each day.
Headquartered in Rajkot with core circulation across Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar and Amreli — Akila is written for and about the Saurashtra region.
Strong standing among Saurashtra's trading, industrial and agrarian communities makes Akila effective for matrimonial, local business and community announcement advertising.
What Is Akila?
Akila is Rajkot's flagship Gujarati evening daily, founded in 1978. According to the Gujarati Vishwakosh encyclopedia, it holds the largest circulation among the evening dailies of Gujarat — a specific and verifiable distinction, since Gujarat's newspaper market splits into a large morning-daily segment (Gujarat Samachar, Sandesh, Divya Bhaskar) and a smaller evening-daily segment where Akila leads. It is published from Rajkot and read across the Saurashtra and Kutch region.
The evening format is central to how Akila works for advertisers. Its readers have typically already read a morning paper earlier in the day, so they pick up Akila in the evening for the day's developing local Saurashtra news, business and market updates, and — importantly — to browse classified pages at a slower, more attentive pace. That makes it a genuine complement to a morning Gujarati daily rather than a like-for-like competitor: many advertisers run a morning statewide paper for reach and Akila for focused, local Saurashtra evening attention.
💡 Saurashtra strategy: Akila's core strength is Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar and Amreli — Saurashtra's trading and business heartland. For statewide morning coverage alongside Akila's evening Saurashtra readership, we book it together with Gujarat Samachar or Sandesh in one combined order. Book a combined Gujarat package →
Akila Circulation by City
Akila's circulation is concentrated in a single state — Gujarat — so instead of a state-by-state breakdown, here is its combined daily circulation of 90,000+ copies by Saurashtra city.
City-wise figures are approximate distribution shares of Akila's total daily circulation of 90,000+ across Saurashtra, compiled from publisher and media-buying platform data. We reconfirm the latest figure when you book.
Akila Cities We Book Ads In
Akila is a single evening-daily edition read across Saurashtra — choose one city for hyper-local targeting or release across the region for full Saurashtra reach.
- Rajkot city: Rajkot Municipal Corporation, Saurashtra University, the auto-parts & diesel-engine manufacturing belt, district & sessions court
- Jamnagar city: major refineries, the brass-parts industry, Bandhani textile trade, Gujarat Ayurved University
- Junagadh city: the Girnar pilgrimage circuit, Junagadh Agricultural University, gateway to the Gir forest belt
- Porbandar: Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace, a port and fishing-trade town
- Amreli: Saurashtra's cotton and groundnut farming belt
Wider Saurashtra & Kutch readership is reached through Akila's digital e-paper edition. View all city editions →
Ad Categories in Akila
Malik Advertising books every major ad category in Akila across classified text, classified display and full display formats.
Best Days to Advertise in Akila
Choose your Akila publication date to reach Saurashtra's community, business and institutional readership at the right moment.
| Ad Category | Best Day | Section / Focus | Booking Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public / Legal Notice | Any Weekday ⭐ | Main Newspaper | 1 Day Prior, 12:00 PM |
| Recruitment | Wednesday ⭐ | Mid-week Classifieds | Day Prior, 2:00 PM |
| Matrimonial | Sunday ⭐ | Sunday Classified Supplement | Friday, 4:00 PM |
| Property / Real Estate | Saturday & Sunday | Weekend Property Classifieds | Thursday, 5:00 PM |
💡 Pro Tip: Because Akila is an evening daily, its readers browse classifieds after their workday — making Sunday evening the single best matrimonial and property slot across Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar and Amreli. Legal and public notices can run any weekday and are accepted the same evening with a midday booking.
Akila vs. Other Gujarati Dailies
All three are Gujarati newspapers, but Akila's evening format makes it a complement to — not a straight substitute for — a statewide morning daily.
| Newspaper | Language | Best For | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| AkilaThis Page | Gujarati | Rajkot & Saurashtra's #1 evening daily — read after the morning papers, for the day's local Saurashtra news, unhurried evening classified browsing (matrimonial, property, recruitment) and Rajkot-area legal and public notices | Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar & Amreli — Saurashtra region |
| Gujarat Samachar | Gujarati | Gujarat's highest-circulation morning daily — widest statewide reach for matrimonial, mass consumer and brand advertising when maximum Gujarat-wide readership is the priority | Multi-edition — Ahmedabad-led, statewide Gujarat & national |
| Sandesh | Gujarati | Long-established Gujarat morning daily with deep Ahmedabad and statewide readership — a natural morning pair for advertisers who also want Akila's Saurashtra evening niche | Multi-edition across Gujarat |
For Rajkot and Saurashtra evening reach, Akila is the specialist. For maximum Gujarat-wide morning circulation, add Gujarat Samachar or Sandesh. Get a Combined Rate →
Akila — Key Facts for Advertisers
Gujarati — founded in 1978 and published from Rajkot, Saurashtra's commercial and administrative hub. Akila has been Rajkot's flagship evening daily for close to five decades.
Per the Gujarati Vishwakosh encyclopedia, Akila carries the largest circulation among the evening dailies of Gujarat — distinct from the state's larger morning-daily segment. It reaches readers a second time each day, at a slower, more classified-attentive moment.
Used for statutory legal notices, public notices and name-change announcements at Rajkot's district courts and across Saurashtra, subject to the standard affidavit and wording requirements we verify before booking.
Saurashtra's trading, industrial and agrarian communities across Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar and Amreli — a loyal, locally rooted evening readership.
Classified text (per word/line), classified display (boxed, with logo/image) and full display advertisements — all published in Gujarati.
Standard weekday classifieds close at 12:00 PM the day before publication. Sunday matrimonial and weekend property bookings close earlier — Friday and Thursday respectively.
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