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About Akhtiarpur Village

Akhtiarpur 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 485 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares.

Akhtiarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhtiarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 485
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akhtiarpur compares

By the 2011 count Akhtiarpur 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 93 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 Akhtiarpur

Akhtiarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akhtiarpur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akhtiarpur from other places

Akhtiarpur lies about 29 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 Akhtiarpur
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 7.3 km
Nearest town Tekāri 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 29 km

Villages closest to Akhtiarpur

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 Akhtiarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhtiarpur 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.

Akhtiarpur village has 485 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhtiarpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Akhtiarpur covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akhtiarpur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Akhtiarpur 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 km distance for Akhtiarpur.

Akhtiarpur is about 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akhtiarpur is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 7.3 km away. Tekāri is about 7.3 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 Kuseta (under 2 km), Rewai (under 2 km) and Dihura (under 2 km).

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

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