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About Akolhi Village

Akolhi is a large village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,206, made up of 1,065 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akolhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akolhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Ziradei
Pincode 841239
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 2,206
Male Population 1,065
Female Population 1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Akolhi compares

By the 2011 count Akolhi is the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Akolhi

Akolhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akolhi 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 Akolhi from other places

Akolhi lies about 14 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 2.3 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 Akolhi
Nearest railway station Karchhue 2.3 km
Nearest town Mairwa 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ziradei 14 km
District headquarters Siwan 14 km

Villages closest to Akolhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akolhi village had a population of 2,206. That makes it the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Akolhi village has 1,065 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akolhi has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Akolhi is 841239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akolhi covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Akolhi falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Akolhi is Karchhue, about 2.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akolhi.

Akolhi is about 14 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akolhi is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about 2.3 km away. Mairwa is about 5.2 km away. Ziradei is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misrauli Lakheraj (under 2 km), Bijaipur (under 2 km) and Muian (under 2 km).

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

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