Skip to main content

About Akaltara Village

Akaltara is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,723, made up of 884 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akaltara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akaltara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 360.86 hectares
Population 1,723
Male Population 884
Female Population 839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akaltara compares

By the 2011 count Akaltara is the 42nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 360.86 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 997.

Getting to Akaltara

Akaltara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Akaltara 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 Akaltara from other places

Akaltara lies about 56 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 9.5 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 Akaltara
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 9.5 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 56 km

Villages closest to Akaltara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akaltara village had a population of 1,723. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Akaltara village has 884 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akaltara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

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

Akaltara covers 360.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akaltara falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Akaltara is Hathbandh, about 9.5 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 Akaltara.

Akaltara is about 56 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akaltara is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about 9.5 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 14 km away. Simga is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darchura (2.7 km), Ganeshpur (2.7 km) and Deoridih (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Akaltara today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All