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About Achanakpur Village

Achanakpur is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,166, made up of 563 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, 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 Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 547 hectares
Population 1,166
Male Population 563
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Achanakpur is the 35th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 547 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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 village. 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 24 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 66 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 Sahaspur Lohara 11 km
Nearest town Kawardha 17 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 24 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 66 km

Villages closest to Achanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 1,166. That makes it the 35th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Achanakpur village has 563 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achanakpur has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Achanakpur is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achanakpur covers 547 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achanakpur falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Achanakpur is Tilda-Neora, about 66 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 village for Achanakpur.

Achanakpur is about 24 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 Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 11 km away. Kawardha is about 17 km away. Kabeerdham is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathlewa (1.8 km), Kohadiya (2.1 km) and Rajpur (2.5 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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