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About Akhara Village

Akhara is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 58 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,466 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246130
Area (hectares) 23.64 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 58
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,466
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akhara compares

By the 2011 count Akhara is the 222nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 23.64 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Akhara

Akhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Akhara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akhara from other places

Akhara lies about 58 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 69 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 Akhara
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 18 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 24 km
District headquarters Garhwal 58 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 69 km

Villages closest to Akhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhara village had a population of 143. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Akhara village has 58 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhara has about 1466 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Akhara is 246130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akhara covers 23.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akhara falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Akhara is Kotdwara, about 69 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akhara.

Akhara is about 58 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akhara is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 18 km away. Srīnagar is about 24 km away. Garhwal is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuwa Kharka (under 2 km), Kailakhur (2.0 km) and Dangi (2.0 km).

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

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