# Puran Akhia Village, Barkhetri, Nalbari (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barkhetri/puran-akhia/ Village · Barkhetri, Nalbari # Puran Akhia Puran Akhia is a village in Barkhetri sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,430 people in 270 households**, the 45th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 1,430people (2011) - 270households - 68.4%literacy - 967females per 1,000 males ## Puran Akhia PIN code and other codes Puran Akhia falls in Barkhetri sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam. - Gram panchayatGhoga - Community development blockBarkhetri - Census village code303814 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puran Akhia from nearby towns? - Nalbari (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Nalbari (district HQ)31 km by road - Nalbari (nearest town)31 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 Puran Akhia? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Puran Akhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Mukalmua - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukalmua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Puran Akhia known for? The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and potato**. About 63% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Puran Akhia Of every 100 households in Puran Akhia in 2011, 19 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Puran Akhia · ■ Barkhetri rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **19% Toilet within the home ****46%** **56% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **41% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **92% Use banking services ****62%** **30% Television ****16%** **12% Mobile phone ****63%** **39% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Puran Akhia? ■ Puran Akhia · ■ Barkhetri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **971 Working population ****26.1%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 61.7% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (45%) · **■** Marginal 29 (8%) 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 Barkhetri - Pubkazia1,571 people - No.2.Joysagar1,555 people - Lowthari1,550 people - No.1.Bortola1,514 people - Rampur1,402 people - Burlitpar1,359 people - No.3.Bortola1,351 people - Kaldi1,334 people [All 124 villages in Barkhetri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barkhetri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puran Akhia from Nalbari?31 km by road - What is the population of Puran Akhia?1,430 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puran Akhia in?Nalbari district (Barkhetri sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Puran Akhia?68.4% (Census 2011)