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About Akna Village

Akna is a mid sized village in Jaleswar tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,344, made up of 699 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akna village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Jaleswar
Pincode 756026
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 1,344
Male Population 699
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akna compares

By the 2011 count Akna is the 33rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 858 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Akna

Akna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Akna as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Akbarpur, Akhandabila, Akhua and Ambaliatha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Akna

As per the Census of India 2011, Akna village had a population of 1,344. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 858 residents.

Akna village has 699 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akna has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Akna is 756026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akna covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akna falls under Jaleswar tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The census record for Akna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akna.

Akna is in Jaleswar tehsil of Baleshwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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