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About Aktarpur Village

Aktarpur is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 954 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aktarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aktarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721425
Area (hectares) 90.46 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 954
Female Population 845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aktarpur compares

By the 2011 count Aktarpur is the 38th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 90.46 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Aktarpur

Aktarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aktarpur as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aktarpur from other places

Aktarpur lies about 35 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Tamluk, about 11 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 Aktarpur
Nearest town Tamlūk 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Tamluk 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 35 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 35 km

Villages closest to Aktarpur

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

Common questions about Aktarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Aktarpur village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 38th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Aktarpur village has 954 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aktarpur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Aktarpur is 721425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aktarpur covers 90.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Aktarpur falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Aktarpur is Tamluk, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aktarpur.

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

Aktarpur is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Tamlūk is about 9.9 km away. Tamluk is about 11 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nona Laskarpur (under 2 km), Shyampur (1.9 km) and Purbba Radhapur (7.3 km).

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

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