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About Akaur Village

Akaur is one of the larger villages in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,604, made up of 3,440 males and 3,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Benipatti
Pincode 847309
Area (hectares) 465 hectares
Population 6,604
Male Population 3,440
Female Population 3,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akaur compares

By the 2011 count Akaur is the 16th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 465 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Akaur

Akaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Akaur as Available within village. 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 Akaur from other places

Akaur lies about 7.7 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Pandaul, about 7.7 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 Akaur
District headquarters Madhubani 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Pandaul 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Benipatti 20 km

Villages closest to Akaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akaur village had a population of 6,604. That makes it the 16th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Akaur village has 3,440 males and 3,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akaur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Akaur is 847309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akaur covers 465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akaur falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Akaur is Pandaul, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance for Akaur.

Akaur is about 7.7 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akaur is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhubani is about 7.7 km away. Pandaul is about 7.7 km away. Benipatti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Jagat (4.8 km), Jagat (4.8 km) and Rampur (6.3 km).

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

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