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About Akkur Village

Akkur is a large village in Channapatna tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,869, made up of 1,433 males and 1,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akkur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Channapatna
Pincode 562138
Area (hectares) 306.5 hectares
Population 2,869
Male Population 1,433
Female Population 1,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akkur compares

By the 2011 count Akkur is the 13th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 306.5 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Akkur

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

Akkur lies about 22 km from Ramanagara. 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 Akkur
Tehsil headquarters Channapatna 9.7 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 22 km

Villages closest to Akkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akkur village had a population of 2,869. That makes it the 13th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Akkur village has 1,433 males and 1,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akkur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Akkur is 562138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akkur covers 306.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akkur falls under Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The census record for Akkur 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 Akkur.

Akkur is about 22 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akkur is in Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district. Channapatna is about 9.7 km away. Ramanagara 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 Bhoohalli (under 2 km), Sadahalli (under 2 km) and Soudahalli (under 2 km).

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

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