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About Akalgarh Village

Akalgarh is a mid sized village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 561 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akalgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Phagwara
Pincode 144401
Area (hectares) 94.29 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 561
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Akalgarh is the 48th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 94.29 hectares work out to about 12 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 938.

Getting to Akalgarh

Akalgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Akalgarh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Akalgarh from other places

Akalgarh lies about 43 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Mandhali, about 5.7 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 Akalgarh
Tehsil headquarters Phagwara 5.1 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Mandhali 5.7 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 43 km

Villages closest to Akalgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akalgarh village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 48th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Akalgarh village has 561 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akalgarh has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Akalgarh is 144401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akalgarh covers 94.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akalgarh falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Akalgarh is Mandhali, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Akalgarh.

Akalgarh is about 43 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akalgarh is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Phagwara is about 5.1 km away. Phagwāra is about 5.1 km away. Mandhali is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewa Singhwala (under 2 km), Gulabgarh Jattan (under 2 km) and Gulabgarh Zagir (under 2 km).

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

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