Skip to main content

About Akrahawan Village

Akrahawan is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 422 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akrahawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akrahawan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 124.98 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 422
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Akrahawan compares

By the 2011 count Akrahawan is the 63rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 124.98 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Akrahawan

Akrahawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Akrahawan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akrahawan from other places

Akrahawan lies about 42 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 18 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 Akrahawan
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 18 km
Nearest town Bagaha 27 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 42 km

Villages closest to Akrahawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akrahawan village had a population of 824. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Akrahawan village has 422 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akrahawan has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Akrahawan is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akrahawan covers 124.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akrahawan falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Akrahawan is Barhi, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akrahawan.

Akrahawan is about 42 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akrahawan is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 4.1 km away. Barhi is about 18 km away. Bagaha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela (under 2 km), Dhab (under 2 km) and Dhab Salaunia (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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