About Akhra Village

Akhra is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 314 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Barwadih
Pincode	822111
Area (hectares)	220.66 hectares
Population	610
Male Population	314
Female Population	296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akhra compares

By the 2011 count Akhra is the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 220.66 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Akhra

Akhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Akhra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akhra from other places

Akhra lies about 36 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 5.6 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 Akhra
Nearest railway station	Kechki	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barwadih	9.1 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	20 km
District headquarters	Latehar	36 km

Villages closest to Akhra

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

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Common questions about Akhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhra village had a population of 610. That makes it the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Akhra village has 314 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhra has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Akhra is 822111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akhra covers 220.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akhra falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Akhra is Kechki, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Akhra.

Akhra is about 36 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akhra is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Kechki is about 5.6 km away. Barwadih is about 9.1 km away. Medininagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.