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About Akuni Village

Akuni is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 314 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akuni village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 141.65 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 314
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akuni compares

By the 2011 count Akuni is the 73rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 141.65 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 950.

Getting to Akuni

Akuni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akuni as Available within 5 - 10 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 Akna, Akulpur, Amchua and Arjuni. 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 Akuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Akuni village had a population of 610. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Akuni village has 314 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akuni has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Akuni is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akuni covers 141.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akuni falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Akuni notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Akuni.

Akuni is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum 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 Akuni today is likely to be higher.

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