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About Akbarpura Village

Akbarpura is a large village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,728, made up of 1,639 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 664 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akbarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akbarpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 347 hectares
Population 2,728
Male Population 1,639
Female Population 1,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 664
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akbarpura compares

By the 2011 count Akbarpura is the 22nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Akbarpura

Akbarpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akbarpura as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akbarpura from other places

Akbarpura lies about 35 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, 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 Akbarpura
Nearest railway station Kakrala 12 km
Nearest town Nābha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 22 km
District headquarters Sangrur 35 km

Villages closest to Akbarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akbarpura village had a population of 2,728. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Akbarpura village has 1,639 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akbarpura has about 664 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Akbarpura is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akbarpura covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akbarpura falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Akbarpura is Kakrala, 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 km distance for Akbarpura.

Akbarpura is about 35 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akbarpura is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Kakrala is about 12 km away. Nābha is about 12 km away. Malerkotla 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 Bishangarh (2.4 km), Bhudan (2.5 km) and Mehmudabad (2.5 km).

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

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