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About Akora Village

Akora is a large village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,473, made up of 1,263 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akora village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212303
Area (hectares) 208.08 hectares
Population 2,473
Male Population 1,263
Female Population 1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Akora compares

By the 2011 count Akora is the 63rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 208.08 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Akora

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

Akora lies about 40 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 3.7 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 Akora
Nearest railway station Unchdih 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 10 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 34 km
District headquarters Allahabad 40 km

Villages closest to Akora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akora village had a population of 2,473. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Akora village has 1,263 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akora has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Akora is 212303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akora covers 208.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akora falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akora is Unchdih, about 3.7 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 Akora.

Akora is about 40 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akora is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Unchdih is about 3.7 km away. Meja is about 10 km away. Gyānpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikara (under 2 km), Sikra (under 2 km) and Patti Nath Rai (1.6 km).

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

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