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About Akbarpur Village

Akbarpur is one of the larger villages in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,305, made up of 2,728 males and 2,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akbarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akbarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Hilsa
Pincode 801302
Area (hectares) 471 hectares
Population 5,305
Male Population 2,728
Female Population 2,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akbarpur compares

By the 2011 count Akbarpur is the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 471 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Akbarpur

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

Akbarpur lies about 12 km from Nalanda. 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 Akbarpur
Tehsil headquarters Hilsa 4.7 km
District headquarters Nalanda 12 km

Villages closest to Akbarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akbarpur village had a population of 5,305. That makes it the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Akbarpur village has 2,728 males and 2,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akbarpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Akbarpur is 801302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akbarpur covers 471 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akbarpur falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Akbarpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Akbarpur.

Akbarpur is about 12 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akbarpur is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 4.7 km away. Nalanda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhan Barui (1.6 km), Gaura (2.1 km) and Shekhopur (2.4 km).

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

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