About Achanda Village

Achanda is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 370 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achanda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Falta
Pincode	743503
Area (hectares)	44.29 hectares
Population	711
Male Population	370
Female Population	341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Achanda compares

By the 2011 count Achanda is the 108th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 44.29 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Achanda

Achanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Achanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Achanda from other places

Achanda lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 13 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 Achanda
Tehsil headquarters	Falta	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Basuldanga	13 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	14 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	26 km

Villages closest to Achanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta 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.

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Common questions about Achanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Achanda village had a population of 711. That makes it the 108th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Achanda village has 370 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achanda has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Achanda is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achanda covers 44.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Achanda falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Achanda is Basuldanga, about 13 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 village for Achanda.

Achanda is about 26 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.

Achanda is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 9.8 km away. Basuldanga is about 13 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.