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About Achal Village

Achal is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,470, made up of 796 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 501 hectares
Population 1,470
Male Population 796
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Achal compares

By the 2011 count Achal is the 41st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 501 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 887.

Getting to Achal

Achal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Achal as Available within <5 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 Achal from other places

Achal lies about 32 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 3.5 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 Achal
Nearest railway station Kakrala 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 9.2 km
Nearest town Nābha 9.2 km
District headquarters Patiala 32 km

Villages closest to Achal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achal village had a population of 1,470. That makes it the 41st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Achal village has 796 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achal has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Achal is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achal covers 501 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achal falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Achal is Kakrala, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Achal.

Achal is about 32 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achal is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Kakrala is about 3.5 km away. Nabha is about 9.2 km away. Nābha is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hassanpur (under 2 km), Hari Nagar (1.5 km) and Tungan (2.3 km).

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

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