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About Achral Khurd Village

Achral Khurd is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 266 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achral Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achral Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 266
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Achral Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Achral Khurd is the 64th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Achral Khurd

Achral Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Achral Khurd 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Achral Khurd from other places

Achral Khurd lies about 24 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 12 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 Achral Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Samana 9.0 km
Nearest town Samāna 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 12 km
District headquarters Patiala 24 km

Villages closest to Achral Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samana 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 Achral Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Achral Khurd village had a population of 509. That makes it the 64th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Achral Khurd village has 266 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achral Khurd has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

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

Achral Khurd covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achral Khurd falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Achral Khurd is Kalhemajra, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Achral Khurd.

Achral Khurd is about 24 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achral Khurd is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 9.0 km away. Samāna is about 9.0 km away. Kalhemajra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achral Kalan (under 2 km), Kheri Bhima (1.8 km) and Kulburchha (2.7 km).

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

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