Lucknow Food Guide 2025: Must-Try Awadhi Cuisine & Street Food Spots
Tunday, seekh, shami and kakori kebabs, the korma, and the dum cooking that makes the Awadhi food of Lucknow what it is.
- 12 Aug 25
14 min
Akbarpur Beniganj is a mid sized village in Mohanlalganj tehsil, in the district of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 586 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.92 hectares hectares.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Lucknow |
| Tehsil | Mohanlalganj |
| Area (hectares) | 202.92 hectares |
| Population | 1,125 |
| Male Population | 586 |
| Female Population | 539 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 920 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within 5 - 10 km distance |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within 5 - 10 km distance |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within 5 - 10 km distance |
By the 2011 count Akbarpur Beniganj is the 151st largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 202.92 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.
Akbarpur Beniganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Akbarpur Beniganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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.
Akbarpur Beniganj lies about 32 km from Lucknow, and the nearest railway station is Nigohan, about 6.6 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.
| Nearest railway station | Nigohan | 6.6 km |
|---|---|---|
| Tehsil headquarters | Mohanlalganj | 13 km |
| Nearest town | Purwā | 23 km |
| District headquarters | Lucknow | 32 km |
These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohanlalganj 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.
As per the Census of India 2011, Akbarpur Beniganj village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 151st largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.
Akbarpur Beniganj village has 586 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Akbarpur Beniganj has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.
Akbarpur Beniganj covers 202.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.
Akbarpur Beniganj falls under Mohanlalganj tehsil of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh.
The nearest railway station to Akbarpur Beniganj is Nigohan, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance for Akbarpur Beniganj.
Akbarpur Beniganj is about 32 km from Lucknow in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.
Akbarpur Beniganj is in Mohanlalganj tehsil of Lucknow district. Nigohan is about 6.6 km away. Mohanlalganj is about 13 km away. Purwā is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.
The closest recorded villages are Madari Khera (3.1 km), Harnam Khera (3.4 km) and Barbaliya (3.8 km).
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Akbarpur Beniganj today is likely to be higher.
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