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About Akalgarh Village

Akalgarh is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 384 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akalgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 475 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 384
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 113th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 475 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

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 30 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 14 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 Mandi Gobindgarh 14 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 22 km
District headquarters Patiala 30 km

Villages closest to Akalgarh

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 Akalgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Akalgarh village had a population of 730. That makes it the 113th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Akalgarh village has 384 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akalgarh has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

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

Akalgarh covers 475 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Akalgarh falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Akalgarh is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 14 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 30 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akalgarh is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 14 km away. Gobindgarh is about 14 km away. Nabha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faridpur (under 2 km), Chahal (2.1 km) and Dargapur (2.2 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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