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About Akalpur Village

Akalpur is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 1,033 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144409
Area (hectares) 273 hectares
Population 1,997
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Akalpur compares

By the 2011 count Akalpur is the 42nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 273 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Akalpur

Akalpur 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 Akalpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Akalpur from other places

Akalpur lies about 35 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhattian, about 3.2 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 Akalpur
Nearest railway station Bhattian 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 4.9 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 35 km

Villages closest to Akalpur

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 Akalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Akalpur village had a population of 1,997. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Akalpur village has 1,033 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akalpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Akalpur is 144409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akalpur covers 273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akalpur falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Akalpur is Bhattian, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Akalpur.

Akalpur is about 35 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akalpur is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhattian is about 3.2 km away. Phillaur is about 4.9 km away. Jalandhar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakapur (under 2 km), Kang Araian (2.1 km) and Haripur (2.7 km).

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

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