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Akalgarh, Phagwara

Coordinates: 31°13′26″N 75°46′15″E / 31.224020°N 75.770801°E / 31.224020; 75.770801
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Akalgarh
Village
Akalgarh is located in Punjab
Akalgarh
Akalgarh
Location in Punjab, India
Akalgarh is located in India
Akalgarh
Akalgarh
Akalgarh (India)
Coordinates: 31°13′26″N 75°46′15″E / 31.224020°N 75.770801°E / 31.224020; 75.770801
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictKapurthala
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,104
 Sex ratio 561/543/
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
 • Other spokenHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144401
Telephone code01822
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB-09
Websitekapurthala.gov.in

Akalgarh is a village in Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurthala district, in Punjab, India. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from sub-district headquarter Phagwara and 45 km away from district headquarter Kapurthala. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.

Demography

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According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Akalgarh has 228 houses with the total population of 1,104 persons of which 561 are male and 543 females. Literacy rate of Akalgarh is 80.39%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children in the age group 0–6 years is 140 which is 12.68% of the total population. Child sex ratio is approximately 892, higher than the state average of 846.[1]

Population data

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Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 228 - -
Population 1,104 561 543
Child (0-6) 140 74 66
Schedule Caste 619 318 301
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 80.39 % 85.01 % 75.68 %
Total Workers 332 299 33
Main Worker 216 0 0
Marginal Worker 116 95 21

Transport

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Mandhali Railway Station, Phagwara Junction Railway Station are the nearby railway stations to Akalgarh. Jalandhar City Rail Way Station is 25 km away from the village. The village is 120 km away from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar. Another nearby airport is Sahnewal Airport in Ludhiana which is located 45 km away from the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Akalgarh, India". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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