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About Aakora Village

Aakora is a mid sized village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 381 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1993 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aakora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aakora village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344012
Area (hectares) 1993 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 381
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
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 Aakora compares

By the 2011 count Aakora is the 263rd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 1993 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Aakora

Aakora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aakora 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 Aakora from other places

Aakora lies about 26 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Jasai, about 15 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 Aakora
Nearest railway station Jasai 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 17 km
District headquarters Barmer 26 km
Nearest town Bārmer 26 km

Villages closest to Aakora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aakora village had a population of 658. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Aakora village has 381 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aakora has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Aakora is 344012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aakora covers 1993 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aakora falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Aakora is Jasai, about 15 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 Aakora.

Aakora is about 26 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aakora is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Jasai is about 15 km away. Chohtan is about 17 km away. Barmer is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhwa Khurd (4.5 km), Taratara (7.1 km) and Taratara Math (7.1 km).

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

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