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About Akra Village

Akra is a small village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 246 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 246
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akra compares

By the 2011 count Akra is the 52nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Akra

Akra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akra as Available within 10+ 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 Akra from other places

Akra lies about 40 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 7.9 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 Akra
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 7.9 km
District headquarters Gumla 40 km
Nearest town Gumlā 40 km

Villages closest to Akra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akra village had a population of 490. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Akra village has 246 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akra has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Akra is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akra covers 329 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.

Akra falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Akra is Pakra, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akra.

Akra is about 40 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akra is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Kamdara is about 7.3 km away. Pakra is about 7.9 km away. Gumla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkoili (under 2 km), Bikma (under 2 km) and Jharo (under 2 km).

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

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