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About Akhtiarpur Village

Akhtiarpur is a mid sized village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 708 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akhtiarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhtiarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Pincode 801305
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 1,323
Male Population 708
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akhtiarpur compares

By the 2011 count Akhtiarpur is the 25th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

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 <5 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 Akhtiarpur from other places

Akhtiarpur lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Singriawan, about 2.1 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
Nearest railway station Singriawan 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagar Nausa 4.0 km
Nearest town Hilsa 10 km
District headquarters Nalanda 22 km

Villages closest to Akhtiarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagar Nausa 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 1,323. That makes it the 25th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Akhtiarpur village has 708 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhtiarpur has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Akhtiarpur is 801305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akhtiarpur covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akhtiarpur falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Akhtiarpur is Singriawan, about 2.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akhtiarpur.

Akhtiarpur 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.

Akhtiarpur is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Singriawan is about 2.1 km away. Nagar Nausa is about 4.0 km away. Hilsa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashrafpur (under 2 km), Ariawan (1.5 km) and Faizullahpur (3.1 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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