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About Akarbad Village

Akarbad is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 346 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akarbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akarbad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 254.55 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 346
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akarbad compares

By the 2011 count Akarbad is the 74th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 254.55 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Akarbad

Akarbad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Akarbad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Amandi, Amchuria, Bagdadi and Baghakanali. 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 Akarbad

As per the Census of India 2011, Akarbad village had a population of 689. That makes it the 74th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Akarbad village has 346 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akarbad has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Akarbad is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akarbad covers 254.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akarbad falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Akarbad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akarbad.

Akarbad is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Akarbad today is likely to be higher.

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