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About Akkhipur Village

Akkhipur is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,284, made up of 656 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.55 hectares hectares.

Akkhipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akkhipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 82.55 hectares
Population 1,284
Male Population 656
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Akkhipur compares

By the 2011 count Akkhipur is the 193rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 82.55 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Akkhipur

Akkhipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Akkhipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akkhipur from other places

Akkhipur lies about 32 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 3.5 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 Akkhipur
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 3.2 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 3.5 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 32 km

Villages closest to Akkhipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akkhipur village had a population of 1,284. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Akkhipur village has 656 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akkhipur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Akkhipur covers 82.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Akkhipur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Akkhipur is Shahganj Junction, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Akkhipur.

Akkhipur is about 32 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akkhipur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj is about 3.2 km away. Shāhganj is about 3.2 km away. Shahganj Junction is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samaisa (under 2 km), Chak Patti (under 2 km) and Nijampur (under 2 km).

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

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