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About Akbarwala Village

Akbarwala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 262 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akbarwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akbarwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142051
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 262
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Akbarwala compares

By the 2011 count Akbarwala is the 135th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Akbarwala

Akbarwala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Akbarwala 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akbarwala from other places

Akbarwala lies about 50 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 3.5 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 Akbarwala
Nearest railway station Jogiwala 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 18 km
District headquarters Firozpur 50 km

Villages closest to Akbarwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akbarwala village had a population of 528. That makes it the 135th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Akbarwala village has 262 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akbarwala has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Akbarwala is 142051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akbarwala covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akbarwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Akbarwala is Jogiwala, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Akbarwala is about 50 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akbarwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Jogiwala is about 3.5 km away. Zira is about 18 km away. Firozpur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundi Chhurimaran (under 2 km), Laluwala (1.5 km) and Wara Suleman (1.7 km).

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

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