Akorha
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Akorha
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi#India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Village location on Varanasi district map
| etymology =
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| coordinates = {{coord|25.385136|82.721226|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Varanasi district
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name3 = Pindra
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 84.936
| population_total = 1,930
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 221209
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91-5450
| registration_plate = UP65 XXXX
| website = {{URL|up.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
| blank_name_sec1 = Village code
| blank_info_sec1 = 208540
| blank_name_sec2 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank_info_sec2 = Varanasi
| blank1_name_sec2 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec2 = Pindra
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Akorha is a village in Pindra Tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Akorha comes under the Akodha gram panchayat. The village is about 31.0 kilometers North-West of Varanasi city, 305 kilometers South-East of state capital Lucknow and 780 kilometers South-East of the national capital Delhi.{{cite news|title=Village coordinates|publisher=latlong.net|access-date=6 March 2015|url=http://www.latlong.net/|archive-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807151635/http://www.latlong.net/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Elevation|publisher=daftlogic.com|access-date=6 March 2015|url=http://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm}}{{cite news|title= Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |publisher=Election Commission of India official website|access-date=6 March 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf}}{{cite news|title=Demography|publisher=2011 census|access-date=6 March 2015|url= http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/208540-akorha-uttar-pradesh.html }}{{cite news|title=Village code & Tehsil|publisher=Local Government directory|access-date=6 March 2015|url=http://lgdirectory.gov.in/}}
Demography
Akorha has a total population of 1,930 people amongst 279 families. Sex ratio of Akorha is 1,130 and child sex ratio is 847. Uttar Pradesh state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively {{ref|Demography|[note]}}.
Transportation
Akorha can be accessed by road and does not have a railway station of its own. Closest railway station to this village is Khalispur railway station (5.5 kilometers South). Nearest operational airports are Varanasi airport (22 kilometers North-East) and Allahabad Airports (118 kilometers West).{{cite news|title=Rail information|publisher=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=6 March 2015|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/}}{{cite news|title=Location|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=6 March 2015|url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/}}
See also
{{Portal|India}}
Notes
- {{note|Demography|}} All demographic data is based on 2011 Census of India.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Villages in Varanasi district}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Akorha
|North = Jaunpur
|Northeast = Azamgarh
|East = Arrah
|Southeast = Varanasi
|South = Renukoot
|Southwest = Mirzapur
|West = Allahabad
|Northwest = Lucknow
}}
{{Uttar Pradesh}}
Category:Villages in Varanasi district
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