About Akharpur Village

Akharpur is one of the larger villages in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,204, made up of 3,148 males and 3,056 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743292, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akharpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basirhat I
Pincode	743292
Area (hectares)	263.45 hectares
Population	6,204
Male Population	3,148
Female Population	3,056
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akharpur compares

By the 2011 count Akharpur is the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 263.45 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Akharpur

Akharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Akharpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Akharpur from other places

Akharpur lies about 35 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kankinara, about 5.1 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 Akharpur
Nearest railway station	Kankinara	5.1 km
Nearest town	Bhātpāra	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basirhat I	35 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	35 km

Villages closest to Akharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat I 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.

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Common questions about Akharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Akharpur village had a population of 6,204. That makes it the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Akharpur village has 3,148 males and 3,056 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akharpur has about 971 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Akharpur is 743292. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akharpur covers 263.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Akharpur falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Akharpur is Kankinara, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akharpur.

Akharpur is about 35 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akharpur is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kankinara is about 5.1 km away. Bhātpāra is about 5.5 km away. Basirhat I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.