About Achhwan Village

Achhwan is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 726 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achhwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dobhi
Pincode	824201
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	1,440
Male Population	726
Female Population	714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Achhwan compares

By the 2011 count Achhwan is the 37th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Achhwan

Achhwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Achhwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Achhwan from other places

Achhwan lies about 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 30 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 Achhwan
Tehsil headquarters	Dobhi	4.2 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	30 km
District headquarters	Gaya	32 km

Villages closest to Achhwan

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

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Common questions about Achhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Achhwan village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 37th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Achhwan village has 726 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achhwan has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Achhwan is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achhwan covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Achhwan falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Achhwan is Kastha, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Achhwan.

Achhwan is about 32 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achhwan is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 4.2 km away. Sherghāti is about 7.7 km away. Kastha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.