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About Achambur Village

Achambur is a small village in Sanku tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 246 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.6 hectares hectares.

Achambur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achambur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kargil
Tehsil Sanku
Area (hectares) 65.6 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 246
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achambur compares

By the 2011 count Achambur is the 27th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 65.6 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Achambur

Achambur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Achambur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barsoo, Barto, Chosker Suru and Farona. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Achambur

As per the Census of India 2011, Achambur village had a population of 470. That makes it the 27th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Achambur village has 246 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achambur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Achambur covers 65.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Achambur falls under Sanku tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Achambur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Achambur is in Sanku tehsil of Kargil district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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