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About Akhane Village

Akhane is a mid sized village in Chakai tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 401 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Akhane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhane village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Chakai
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 401
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akhane compares

By the 2011 count Akhane is the 78th largest of the 468 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 432 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Akhane

Akhane is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akhane 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akhane from other places

Akhane lies about 46 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Lahabon, about 12 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 Akhane
Tehsil headquarters Chakai 11 km
Nearest railway station Lahabon 12 km
Nearest town Jhajha 23 km
District headquarters Jamui 46 km

Villages closest to Akhane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhane village had a population of 730. That makes it the 78th largest of the 468 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 432 residents.

Akhane village has 401 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhane has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Akhane covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akhane falls under Chakai tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Akhane is Lahabon, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akhane.

Akhane is about 46 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akhane is in Chakai tehsil of Jamui district. Chakai is about 11 km away. Lahabon is about 12 km away. Jhajha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jimatpur (under 2 km), Jimatpur Arazi (under 2 km) and Tola Charghara (under 2 km).

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

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