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About Akauna Village

Akauna is a large village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,919, made up of 2,083 males and 1,836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1184.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akauna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Pincode 210431
Area (hectares) 1184.83 hectares
Population 3,919
Male Population 2,083
Female Population 1,836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akauna compares

By the 2011 count Akauna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 1184.83 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Akauna

Akauna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akauna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Akauna from other places

Akauna lies about 28 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panoh, about 6.0 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 Akauna
Nearest railway station Panoh 6.0 km
Nearest town Nangal 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Rath 28 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 28 km

Villages closest to Akauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akauna village had a population of 3,919. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Akauna village has 2,083 males and 1,836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akauna has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Akauna is 210431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akauna covers 1184.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akauna falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akauna is Panoh, about 6.0 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akauna.

Akauna is about 28 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akauna is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Panoh is about 6.0 km away. Nangal is about 25 km away. Rath is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindpura (21 km), Maniyapar (23 km) and Mansgawan (23 km).

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

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