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About Akala Village

Akala is a mid sized village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 541 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144622, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144622
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 1,144
Male Population 541
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akala compares

By the 2011 count Akala is the 28th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Akala

Akala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akala from other places

Akala lies about 25 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Sanaura, about 10 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 Akala
Nearest railway station Sanaura 10 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 25 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 25 km

Villages closest to Akala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akala village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 28th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Akala village has 541 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akala has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Akala is 144622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akala covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akala falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Akala is Sanaura, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akala.

Akala is about 25 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akala is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Sanaura is about 10 km away. Kartārpur is about 14 km away. Bhulath is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagrian (under 2 km), Boparai (2.8 km) and Mubarakpur (3.1 km).

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

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