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About Akhanpur Village

Akhanpur is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 484 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Akhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 484
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Akhanpur is the 90th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Akhanpur

Akhanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Akhanpur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akhanpur from other places

Akhanpur lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 14 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 Akhanpur
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 12 km
Nearest town Tekāri 12 km
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 33 km

Villages closest to Akhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhanpur village had a population of 930. That makes it the 90th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Akhanpur village has 484 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhanpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Akhanpur covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akhanpur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Akhanpur is Ner Halt, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akhanpur.

Akhanpur is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akhanpur is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 12 km away. Tekāri is about 12 km away. Ner Halt is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutlupur (under 2 km), Rasalpur (under 2 km) and Mahimapur (under 2 km).

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

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