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About Achanakpur Village

Achanakpur is a small village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 178 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achanakpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 228.27 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 178
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 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 1,367 residents. Its 228.27 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below 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 village. 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 Achanakpur from other places

Achanakpur lies about 72 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 6.5 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 Nipania 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 9.6 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 9.6 km
District headquarters Raipur 72 km

Villages closest to Achanakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatapara 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 337. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Achanakpur village has 178 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achanakpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Achanakpur is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achanakpur covers 228.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Achanakpur falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Achanakpur is Nipania, about 6.5 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 village for Achanakpur.

Achanakpur is about 72 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achanakpur is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Nipania is about 6.5 km away. Bhatapara is about 9.6 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bendri (2.3 km), Dhurrabandha (2.4 km) and Akaltara (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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