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About Akhal Village

Akhal is a large village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,053, made up of 2,120 males and 1,933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Kangan
Pincode 191202
Area (hectares) 267.5 hectares
Population 4,053
Male Population 2,120
Female Population 1,933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Akhal compares

By the 2011 count Akhal is the 7th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 267.5 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Akhal

The census records public bus service for Akhal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akhal from other places

Akhal lies about 12 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 26 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 Akhal
Tehsil headquarters Kangan 1.6 km
District headquarters Ganderbal 12 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 26 km

Villages closest to Akhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhal village had a population of 4,053. That makes it the 7th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Akhal village has 2,120 males and 1,933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhal has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Akhal is 191202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akhal covers 267.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Akhal falls under Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Akhal is Srinagar Railway Station, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akhal.

Akhal is about 12 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akhal is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Kangan is about 1.6 km away. Ganderbal is about 12 km away. Srinagar Railway Station is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mar Gund (under 2 km), Kangan (1.6 km) and Najwan Nilah (1.9 km).

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

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