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About Akalgarh Village

Akalgarh is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 360 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akalgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141205
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 360
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Akalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Akalgarh is the 66th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Akalgarh

Akalgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akalgarh 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 Akalgarh from other places

Akalgarh lies about 26 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 7.6 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
Nearest railway station Dhat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 13 km
Nearest town Rāikot 13 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 26 km

Villages closest to Akalgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raikot 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 660. That makes it the 66th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Akalgarh village has 360 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akalgarh has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Akalgarh is 141205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akalgarh covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akalgarh falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Akalgarh is Dhat, about 7.6 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 Akalgarh.

Akalgarh is about 26 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akalgarh is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhat is about 7.6 km away. Raikot is about 13 km away. Rāikot is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sudhar (under 2 km), Rattowal (3.0 km) and Ghuman (3.0 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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