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About Akulshe Village

Akulshe is a large village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,527, made up of 1,311 males and 1,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akulshe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akulshe village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 212.86 hectares
Population 2,527
Male Population 1,311
Female Population 1,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akulshe compares

By the 2011 count Akulshe is the 21st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 212.86 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Akulshe

Akulshe is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Akulshe 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akulshe from other places

Akulshe lies about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 7.4 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 Akulshe
Nearest town Budge Budge 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Komagata Maru Budge Budge 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 35 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 35 km

Villages closest to Akulshe

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur II 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 Akulshe

As per the Census of India 2011, Akulshe village had a population of 2,527. That makes it the 21st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Akulshe village has 1,311 males and 1,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akulshe has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Akulshe is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akulshe covers 212.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akulshe falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Akulshe is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 7.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akulshe.

Akulshe is about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akulshe is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Budge Budge is about 6.9 km away. Komagata Maru Budge Budge is about 7.4 km away. Bishnupur II 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 Chandrahati (under 2 km), Jhikurbere (2.3 km) and Bhetki (2.5 km).

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

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