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About Akui Village

Akui is one of the larger villages in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,115, made up of 3,118 males and 2,997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1003.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722201
Area (hectares) 1003.58 hectares
Population 6,115
Male Population 3,118
Female Population 2,997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Akui compares

By the 2011 count Akui is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 1003.58 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Akui

Akui 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 Akui as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Abdulpur, Adilpur, Adparakumrul and Amrul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Akui

As per the Census of India 2011, Akui village had a population of 6,115. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Akui village has 3,118 males and 2,997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akui has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Akui is 722201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akui covers 1003.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akui falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Akui notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Akui.

Akui is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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