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About Akopur Village

Akopur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 303 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akopur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222128
Area (hectares) 76.84 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 303
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akopur compares

By the 2011 count Akopur is the 373rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 76.84 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Akopur

Akopur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Akopur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Akopur from other places

Akopur lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Parsipur, about 13 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 Akopur
Nearest railway station Parsipur 13 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Akopur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akopur village had a population of 582. That makes it the 373rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Akopur village has 303 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akopur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Akopur is 222128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akopur covers 76.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akopur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akopur is Parsipur, about 13 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 village for Akopur.

Akopur is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akopur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Parsipur is about 13 km away. Bhadohi is about 15 km away. Mariahu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raibhanpur (under 2 km), Kohdar (under 2 km) and Shahjani (1.7 km).

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

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