About Achanak Village

Achanak is a mid sized village in Budhlada tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 751 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achanak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achanak village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Mansa
Tehsil	Budhlada
Pincode	151503
Area (hectares)	572 hectares
Population	1,422
Male Population	751
Female Population	671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
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 Achanak compares

By the 2011 count Achanak is the 58th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 572 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Achanak

Achanak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Achanak 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 Achanak from other places

Achanak lies about 25 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Datewas, about 5.0 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 Achanak
Nearest railway station	Datewas	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budhlada	9.6 km
Nearest town	Budhlāda	9.6 km
District headquarters	Mansa	25 km

Villages closest to Achanak

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

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Common questions about Achanak

As per the Census of India 2011, Achanak village had a population of 1,422. That makes it the 58th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Achanak village has 751 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achanak has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Achanak is 151503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achanak covers 572 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achanak falls under Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Achanak is Datewas, about 5.0 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 Achanak.

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

Achanak is in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district. Datewas is about 5.0 km away. Budhlada is about 9.6 km away. Budhlāda is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.