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About Achina Village

Achina is a large village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,197, made up of 1,651 males and 1,546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achina village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 228.01 hectares
Population 3,197
Male Population 1,651
Female Population 1,546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Achina compares

By the 2011 count Achina is the 14th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 228.01 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Achina

The census records public bus service for Achina as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Achina from other places

Achina lies about 9.6 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, about 3.1 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 Achina
Nearest railway station Lakshmikantapur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 9.6 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 9.6 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 12 km

Villages closest to Achina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achina village had a population of 3,197. That makes it the 14th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Achina village has 1,651 males and 1,546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achina has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Achina is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achina covers 228.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Achina falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Achina is Lakshmikantapur, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Achina.

Achina is about 9.6 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.

Achina is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about 3.1 km away. Mandirbazar is about 9.6 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sutabecha (under 2 km), Bidyadharpur (under 2 km) and Tetiberia (under 2 km).

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

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