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About Akalpur Village

Akalpur is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,993, made up of 1,010 males and 983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, 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 Shahkot
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 250.6 hectares
Population 1,993
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Akalpur compares

By the 2011 count Akalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 250.6 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

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 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 Akalpur from other places

Akalpur lies about 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 2.1 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 Malsian Shahkot 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 5.5 km
Nearest town Nakodar 12 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 31 km

Villages closest to Akalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot 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 1,993. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Akalpur village has 1,010 males and 983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akalpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Akalpur is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akalpur covers 250.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akalpur falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Akalpur is Malsian Shahkot, about 2.1 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 Akalpur.

Akalpur is about 31 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 Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Malsian Shahkot is about 2.1 km away. Shahkot is about 5.5 km away. Nakodar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malsian (under 2 km), Salah Nagar (under 2 km) and Malliwal (2.6 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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