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About Achankpur Village

Achankpur is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 465 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achankpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achankpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493332
Area (hectares) 185.02 hectares
Population 895
Male Population 465
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Achankpur compares

By the 2011 count Achankpur is the 85th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 185.02 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 77 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 24 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 Baloda Bazar 5.1 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 77 km

Villages closest to Achankpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 895. That makes it the 85th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Achankpur village has 465 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achankpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Achankpur is 493332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achankpur covers 185.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achankpur falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Achankpur is Nipania, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Achankpur.

Achankpur is about 77 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achankpur is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 5.1 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 5.1 km away. Nipania 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 Khairi (1.6 km), Halwai Khapri (1.7 km) and Charoti (2.1 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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