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About Akhra Village

Akhra is a large village in Katwa II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,028, made up of 1,534 males and 1,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa II
Pincode 713502
Area (hectares) 208.05 hectares
Population 3,028
Male Population 1,534
Female Population 1,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Akhra compares

By the 2011 count Akhra is the 17th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 208.05 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Akhra

Akhra 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 Akhra 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. The nearest villages by name are Agradwip, Amdanga, Amul and Auria. 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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhra village had a population of 3,028. That makes it the 17th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Akhra village has 1,534 males and 1,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhra has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Akhra is 713502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akhra covers 208.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akhra falls under Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Akhra notes the nearest railway station 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 Akhra.

Akhra is in Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 today is likely to be higher.

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