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About Akhtwara Village

Akhtwara is one of the larger villages in Gora Bauram tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,862, made up of 3,036 males and 2,826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499 hectares hectares.

Akhtwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhtwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Gora Bauram
Area (hectares) 499 hectares
Population 5,862
Male Population 3,036
Female Population 2,826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akhtwara compares

By the 2011 count Akhtwara is the 6th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents. Its 499 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Akhtwara

Akhtwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akhtwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Akhtwara from other places

Akhtwara lies about 50 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 10 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 Akhtwara
Tehsil headquarters Gora Bauram 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 10 km
Nearest town Bangaon 19 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 50 km

Villages closest to Akhtwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gora Bauram 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 Akhtwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhtwara village had a population of 5,862. That makes it the 6th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents.

Akhtwara village has 3,036 males and 2,826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhtwara has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Akhtwara covers 499 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akhtwara falls under Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Akhtwara is Biraul, about 10 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 km distance for Akhtwara.

Akhtwara is about 50 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akhtwara is in Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district. Gora Bauram is about 4.0 km away. Biraul is about 10 km away. Bangaon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rauta (under 2 km), Kothram (1.6 km) and Gauramansingh (1.7 km).

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

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