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About Akandi Village

Akandi is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 546 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 67.62 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 546
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Akandi compares

By the 2011 count Akandi is the 49th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 67.62 hectares work out to about 16 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 946.

Getting to Akandi

Akandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akandi 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 Adambar, Akgerya, 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 Akandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Akandi village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 49th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Akandi village has 546 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akandi has about 956 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 946.

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

Akandi covers 67.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Akandi 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 Akandi.

Akandi 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 Akandi today is likely to be higher.

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