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About Akta Village

Akta is a mid sized village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,882, made up of 965 males and 917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742140
Area (hectares) 173.17 hectares
Population 1,882
Male Population 965
Female Population 917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Akta compares

By the 2011 count Akta is the 33rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 173.17 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 936.

Getting to Akta

Akta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akta 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 Ajitpur, Alugram, Amlai and Araji Bhabanipur. 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 Akta

As per the Census of India 2011, Akta village had a population of 1,882. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Akta village has 965 males and 917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akta has about 950 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 936.

The pincode recorded for Akta is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akta covers 173.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akta falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Akta 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 Akta.

Akta is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Akta today is likely to be higher.

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