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About Akgerya Village

Akgerya is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 149 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akgerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akgerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 37.65 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 149
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akgerya compares

By the 2011 count Akgerya is the 169th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 37.65 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Akgerya

Akgerya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akgerya 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adambar, Akandi, Alalpur and Alipur. 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 Akgerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Akgerya village had a population of 289. That makes it the 169th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Akgerya village has 149 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akgerya has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Akgerya is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akgerya covers 37.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akgerya falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Akgerya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Akgerya.

Akgerya is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Akgerya today is likely to be higher.

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