About Achalpur Village

Achalpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,057, made up of 533 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achalpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144523
Area (hectares)	363 hectares
Population	1,057
Male Population	533
Female Population	524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Achalpur compares

By the 2011 count Achalpur is the 108th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Achalpur

Achalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Achalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Achalpur from other places

Achalpur lies about 40 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 4.0 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 Achalpur
Nearest railway station	Garhshankar	4.0 km
Nearest town	Banga	10 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	40 km

Villages closest to Achalpur

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

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Common questions about Achalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Achalpur village had a population of 1,057. That makes it the 108th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Achalpur village has 533 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achalpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Achalpur is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achalpur covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achalpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Achalpur is Garhshankar, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Achalpur.

Achalpur is about 40 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achalpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 4.0 km away. Banga is about 10 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.