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About Akuwal Village

Akuwal is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 6 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akuwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akuwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144038
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 6
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akuwal compares

By the 2011 count Akuwal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Akuwal

Akuwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akuwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Akuwal from other places

Akuwal lies about 41 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about 15 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 Akuwal
Nearest railway station Sidhwan 15 km
Nearest town Nakodar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 27 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 41 km

Villages closest to Akuwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akuwal village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Akuwal village has 6 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akuwal has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Akuwal is 144038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akuwal covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Akuwal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Akuwal is Sidhwan, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akuwal.

Akuwal is about 41 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akuwal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about 15 km away. Nakodar is about 18 km away. Phillaur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaula (2.5 km), Raipur Araian (3.0 km) and Hardo Sangha (6.4 km).

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

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