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About Achanakpur Village

Achanakpur is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 316 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achanakpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 210.11 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 316
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 103rd largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 210.11 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

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 14 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 76 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
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 8.2 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 14 km
Nearest town Kawardha 21 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 76 km

Villages closest to Achanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodla 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 631. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Achanakpur village has 316 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achanakpur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Achanakpur is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achanakpur covers 210.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achanakpur falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Achanakpur is Salkaroad, about 76 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 14 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achanakpur is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 8.2 km away. Kabeerdham is about 14 km away. Kawardha is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achanak Pur (under 2 km), Jogi Nawagaon Plot (1.6 km) and Joginawagaon (1.6 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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