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About Akuri Village

Akuri is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,744, made up of 916 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.1 hectares hectares.

Akuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akuri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Islampur
Area (hectares) 267.1 hectares
Population 1,744
Male Population 916
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akuri compares

By the 2011 count Akuri is the 42nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 267.1 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Akuri

Akuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akuri as Available within 5 - 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 Akuri from other places

Akuri lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Khudaganj Bazar, about 3.3 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 Akuri
Nearest railway station Khudaganj Bazar 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 5.4 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 5.4 km
District headquarters Nalanda 22 km

Villages closest to Akuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akuri village had a population of 1,744. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Akuri village has 916 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akuri has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Akuri covers 267.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akuri falls under Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Akuri is Khudaganj Bazar, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akuri.

Akuri is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akuri is in Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district. Khudaganj Bazar is about 3.3 km away. Islampur is about 5.4 km away. Islāmpur is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitia (under 2 km), Sarthua Khurd (under 2 km) and Hajipur Chandar Natai (1.8 km).

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

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