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About Akna Village

Akna is a large village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,408, made up of 1,225 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.14 hectares hectares.

Akna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 218.14 hectares
Population 2,408
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akna compares

By the 2011 count Akna is the 24th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 218.14 hectares work out to about 11 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 969.

Getting to Akna

Akna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Akna as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Aima, Aima Samsara, Alipur and Amarpur. 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 Akna

As per the Census of India 2011, Akna village had a population of 2,408. That makes it the 24th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Akna village has 1,225 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akna has about 966 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 969.

Akna covers 218.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akna falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Akna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Akna is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli 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 Akna today is likely to be higher.

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