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About Akhra Shal Village

Akhra Shal is a mid sized village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,672, made up of 865 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akhra Shal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhra Shal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 224.24 hectares
Population 1,672
Male Population 865
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akhra Shal compares

By the 2011 count Akhra Shal is the 32nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 224.24 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Akhra Shal

Akhra Shal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akhra Shal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Abhirambati, Alipur, Anandapur and Argara. 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 Akhra Shal

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhra Shal village had a population of 1,672. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Akhra Shal village has 865 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhra Shal has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Akhra Shal is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akhra Shal covers 224.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akhra Shal falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Akhra Shal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akhra Shal.

Akhra Shal is in Patrasayer 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 Akhra Shal today is likely to be higher.

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