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About Bara Akna Village

Bara Akna is a small village in Kundhit tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 237 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Akna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Akna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Kundhit
Pincode 821530
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 237
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Akna compares

By the 2011 count Bara Akna is the 56th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 550 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bara Akna

Bara Akna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Akna as Available within 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 Bara Akna from other places

Bara Akna lies about 32 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 8.7 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 Bara Akna
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 8.7 km
Nearest town Madhupur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundhit 32 km
District headquarters Jamtara 32 km

Villages closest to Bara Akna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kundhit 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 Bara Akna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Akna village had a population of 497. That makes it the 56th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 550 residents.

Bara Akna village has 237 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Akna has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bara Akna is 821530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Akna covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Akna falls under Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Akna is Joramow Railway Station, about 8.7 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 - 10 km distance for Bara Akna.

Bara Akna is about 32 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Akna is in Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district. Joramow Railway Station is about 8.7 km away. Madhupur is about 14 km away. Kundhit is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balinarainpur (4.4 km), Kadma (9.2 km) and Singarpur (9.8 km).

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

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