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About Akalipur Village

Akalipur is a mid sized village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 642 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akalipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akalipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati II
Pincode 731237
Area (hectares) 166.69 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 642
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akalipur compares

By the 2011 count Akalipur is the 30th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 166.69 hectares work out to about 7.5 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 962.

Getting to Akalipur

Akalipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akalipur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akalipur from other places

Akalipur lies about 16 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 4.6 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 Akalipur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 4.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati II 16 km
District headquarters Birbhum 16 km

Villages closest to Akalipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati II 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 Akalipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Akalipur village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 30th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Akalipur village has 642 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akalipur has about 956 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Akalipur is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akalipur covers 166.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akalipur falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Akalipur is Lohapur, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Akalipur.

Akalipur is about 16 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akalipur is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 4.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Nalhati II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbagopalpur (under 2 km), Shimalandi (2.5 km) and Nagra (2.5 km).

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

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