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About Achakari Village

Achakari is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 499 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.63 hectares hectares.

Achakari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achakari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 143.63 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 499
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achakari compares

By the 2011 count Achakari is the 272nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 143.63 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Achakari

Achakari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Achakari as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Achakari from other places

Achakari lies about 48 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaura railway station, about 14 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 Achakari
Nearest railway station Gaura railway station 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 24 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 24 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 48 km

Villages closest to Achakari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achakari village had a population of 932. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Achakari village has 499 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achakari has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Achakari covers 143.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Achakari falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Achakari is Gaura railway station, about 14 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 km distance for Achakari.

Achakari is about 48 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achakari is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Gaura railway station is about 14 km away. Machhlishahr is about 24 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lewa (under 2 km), Kushmaul (under 2 km) and Pura Chaknarain (2.3 km).

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

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