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About Achankpur Village

Achankpur is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 204 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achankpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achankpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 117.86 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 204
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achankpur compares

By the 2011 count Achankpur is the 160th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 117.86 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Achankpur

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

Achankpur lies about 65 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 53 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 Achankpur
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 53 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 65 km

Villages closest to Achankpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achankpur village had a population of 427. That makes it the 160th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Achankpur village has 204 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achankpur has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Achankpur is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achankpur covers 117.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achankpur falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Achankpur is Bhatapara, about 53 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Achankpur.

Achankpur is about 65 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achankpur is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 17 km away. Bhatapara is about 53 km away. Bilaspur is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thenga (under 2 km), Junwani (under 2 km) and Mudpar (under 2 km).

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

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