About Achla Village

Achla is a small village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 250 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1215.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achla village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Fatehgarh
Pincode	345001
Area (hectares)	1215.31 hectares
Population	462
Male Population	250
Female Population	212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Achla compares

By the 2011 count Achla is the 79th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 1215.31 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Achla

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

How far is Achla from other places

Achla lies about 51 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Jetha Chandan, about 33 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 Achla
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehgarh	32 km
Nearest railway station	Jetha Chandan	33 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	51 km

Villages closest to Achla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achla village had a population of 462. That makes it the 79th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Achla village has 250 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achla has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Achla is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achla covers 1215.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Achla falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Achla is Jetha Chandan, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Achla.

Achla is about 51 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achla is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 32 km away. Jetha Chandan is about 33 km away. Jaisalmer is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.