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About Akhua Village

Akhua is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,401, made up of 665 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.64 hectares hectares.

Akhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 122.64 hectares
Population 1,401
Male Population 665
Female Population 736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
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 Akhua compares

By the 2011 count Akhua is the 103rd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 122.64 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Akhua

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

Akhua lies about 53 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Dandupur, about 18 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 Akhua
Nearest railway station Dandupur 18 km
Nearest town Bela 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 27 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 53 km

Villages closest to Akhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhua village had a population of 1,401. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Akhua village has 665 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhua has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Akhua covers 122.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akhua falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akhua is Dandupur, about 18 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 Akhua.

Akhua is about 53 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akhua is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Dandupur is about 18 km away. Bela is about 19 km away. Badlapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahopur (2.1 km), Balipur Bharamal (3.4 km) and Rautpur (4.6 km).

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

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