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About Aknapur Village

Aknapur is a small village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 139 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aknapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aknapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585326
Area (hectares) 215.2 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 139
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aknapur compares

By the 2011 count Aknapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 215.2 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 964.

Getting to Aknapur

Aknapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aknapur as Available within village. 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 Aknapur from other places

Aknapur lies about 59 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Udgir, about 16 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 Aknapur
Nearest town Udgīr 16 km
Nearest railway station Udgir 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 22 km
District headquarters Bidar 59 km

Villages closest to Aknapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aknapur village had a population of 274. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Aknapur village has 139 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aknapur has about 971 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Aknapur is 585326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aknapur covers 215.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aknapur falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Aknapur is Udgir, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aknapur.

Aknapur is about 59 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aknapur is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Udgīr is about 16 km away. Udgir is about 16 km away. Aurad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganganbeed (under 2 km), Dabka (2.3 km) and Muthkhed (3.9 km).

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

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