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About Akandi Village

Akandi is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 584 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721448, 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 Egra I
Pincode 721448
Area (hectares) 94.59 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 584
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Akandi compares

By the 2011 count Akandi is the 42nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 94.59 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

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 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 Ailan, Akbarpur, Alangiri 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 1,142. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Akandi village has 584 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akandi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Akandi is 721448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akandi covers 94.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akandi falls under Egra 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Akandi.

Akandi is in Egra 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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