About Achanakpur Village

Achanakpur is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 804 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achanakpur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Patan
Pincode	493558
Area (hectares)	419.42 hectares
Population	1,608
Male Population	804
Female Population	804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Achanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Achanakpur is the 53rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 419.42 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

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 10+ 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 21 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai, about 11 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 railway station	Bhilai	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patan	12 km
District headquarters	Durg	21 km

Villages closest to Achanakpur

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

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Common questions about Achanakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Achanakpur village had a population of 1,608. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Achanakpur village has 804 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achanakpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Achanakpur is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achanakpur covers 419.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achanakpur falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Achanakpur is Bhilai, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Achanakpur.

Achanakpur is about 21 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achanakpur is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Bhilai is about 11 km away. Patan is about 12 km away. Durg is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.