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About Akabpur Village

Akabpur is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,272, made up of 649 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akabpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akabpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712303
Area (hectares) 90.3 hectares
Population 1,272
Male Population 649
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akabpur compares

By the 2011 count Akabpur is the 92nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 90.3 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Akabpur

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

How far is Akabpur from other places

Akabpur lies about 35 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Loknath, about 3.7 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 Akabpur
Nearest railway station Loknath 3.7 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 9.0 km
District headquarters Hugli 35 km

Villages closest to Akabpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaniakhali 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 Akabpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Akabpur village had a population of 1,272. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Akabpur village has 649 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akabpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Akabpur is 712303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akabpur covers 90.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akabpur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Akabpur is Loknath, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akabpur.

Akabpur is about 35 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akabpur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Loknath is about 3.7 km away. Tarakeswar is about 4.1 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chautara (3.7 km), Gangeshnagar (4.6 km) and Alipur (5.2 km).

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

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