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About Achangi Village

Achangi is a mid sized village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 274 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achangi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573127
Area (hectares) 218.07 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 274
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Achangi compares

By the 2011 count Achangi is the 66th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 218.07 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Achangi

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

Achangi lies about 33 km from Hassan. 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 Achangi
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 1.9 km
District headquarters Hassan 33 km

Villages closest to Achangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achangi village had a population of 554. That makes it the 66th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Achangi village has 274 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achangi has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Achangi is 573127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achangi covers 218.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achangi falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The census record for Achangi notes the nearest railway station 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 Achangi.

Achangi is about 33 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achangi is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 1.9 km away. Hassan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jannapura (1.6 km), Baikere (1.8 km) and Hasade (1.9 km).

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

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