About Akkar Village

Akkar is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 708 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akkar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	140401
Area (hectares)	198 hectares
Population	1,331
Male Population	708
Female Population	623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
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 Akkar compares

By the 2011 count Akkar is the 76th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Akkar

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

Akkar lies about 14 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 5.6 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 Akkar
Nearest railway station	Kauli	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	12 km
District headquarters	Patiala	14 km

Villages closest to Akkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akkar village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 76th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Akkar village has 708 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akkar has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Akkar is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akkar covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akkar falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Akkar is Kauli, about 5.6 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 Akkar.

Akkar is about 14 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akkar is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 5.6 km away. Rajpura is about 12 km away. Patiala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.