# Akaya Village, Jalah, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Jalah, Barpeta 

# Akaya

Akaya is a village in Jalah sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam, PIN code **781329**. The 2011 Census counted **2,664 people in 568 households**, the 2nd largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 2,664people (2011)
- 568households
- 87.1%literacy
- 781329PIN code

## Akaya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akaya is 781329.** Akaya falls in Jalah sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.

- PIN code781329
- Gram panchayatBandhasidhani
- Community development blockJalah
- Census village code283431

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Akaya from nearby towns?

- Barpeta (district HQ)45 km by road
- Pathsala Tc (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Akaya?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Akaya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jalha
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jalha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Akaya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 368 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Akaya

Of every 100 households in Akaya in 2011, 44 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akaya · ■ Jalah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**47%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**78%

Use banking services ****64%**

**78%

Television ****26%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Akaya?

■ Akaya · ■ Jalah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**900

Working population ****33.7%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 80.4% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 479 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 268 (30%) · **■** Marginal 133 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jalah

- Bandha Sidhani3,648 people
- Barsidhani2,558 people
- Doisingri2,473 people
- Bar Manikpur1,696 people
- Chaibari1,516 people

[All 15 villages in Jalah](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/jalah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akaya?781329
- How far is Akaya from Barpeta?45 km by road
- What is the population of Akaya?2,664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akaya in?Barpeta district (Jalah sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Akaya?87.1% (Census 2011)