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About Achanakpur Village

Achanakpur is a small village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 27 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achanakpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495002
Area (hectares) 115.94 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 27
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Achanakpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 115.94 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Achanakpur

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

Achanakpur lies about 63 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 44 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 Achanakpur
Nearest town Mungeli 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 34 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 44 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 63 km

Villages closest to Achanakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achanakpur village had a population of 52. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Achanakpur village has 27 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achanakpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Achanakpur is 495002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achanakpur covers 115.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Achanakpur falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Achanakpur is Salkaroad, about 44 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 Achanakpur.

Achanakpur is about 63 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achanakpur is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 27 km away. Takhatpur is about 34 km away. Salkaroad is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chorhasinghanpuri (17 km), Barganryt (17 km) and Ghoghara (18 km).

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

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