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About Akbarpur Village

Akbarpur is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,430, made up of 753 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akbarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akbarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813204
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 1,430
Male Population 753
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Akbarpur compares

By the 2011 count Akbarpur is the 59th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Akbarpur

Akbarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Akbarpur 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 Akbarpur from other places

Akbarpur lies about 34 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Shivanarayanpur, about 6.2 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 Akbarpur
Nearest railway station Shivanarayanpur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 8.5 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 34 km

Villages closest to Akbarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akbarpur village had a population of 1,430. That makes it the 59th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Akbarpur village has 753 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akbarpur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Akbarpur is 813204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akbarpur covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akbarpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Akbarpur is Shivanarayanpur, about 6.2 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 Akbarpur.

Akbarpur is about 34 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akbarpur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Shivanarayanpur is about 6.2 km away. Colgong is about 8.5 km away. Bhagalpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur Bhorang (under 2 km), Madhopur Karhar (under 2 km) and Amba (under 2 km).

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

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