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About Akarabad Village

Akarabad is one of the larger villages in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,136, made up of 3,205 males and 2,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.03 hectares hectares.

Akarabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akarabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 266.03 hectares
Population 6,136
Male Population 3,205
Female Population 2,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akarabad compares

By the 2011 count Akarabad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 266.03 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Akarabad

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

Akarabad lies about 21 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Rati Ka Nagla, about 16 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 Akarabad
Nearest railway station Rati Ka Nagla 16 km
Nearest town Sikandra Rao 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 21 km
District headquarters Aligarh 21 km

Villages closest to Akarabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akarabad village had a population of 6,136. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Akarabad village has 3,205 males and 2,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akarabad has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Akarabad covers 266.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Akarabad falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akarabad is Rati Ka Nagla, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Akarabad.

Akarabad is about 21 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akarabad is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Rati Ka Nagla is about 16 km away. Sikandra Rao is about 17 km away. Koil is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhauri (under 2 km), Kiratpur (1.6 km) and Nanau (2.2 km).

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

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