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About Akalgarh Village

Akalgarh is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 168 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141121, 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 Samrala
Pincode 141121
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 168
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Akalgarh is the 151st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Akalgarh

Akalgarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Akalgarh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 40 km from Ludhiana. 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 town Māchhīwāra 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 13 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 40 km

Villages closest to Akalgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samrala 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 322. That makes it the 151st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Akalgarh village has 168 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akalgarh has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Akalgarh is 141121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akalgarh covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akalgarh falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Akalgarh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akalgarh.

Akalgarh is about 40 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 Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 7.0 km away. Samrala is about 13 km away. Ludhiana is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaurian (under 2 km), Kaunke (under 2 km) and Burj Powat (1.6 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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