# Akranga Village, Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/akranga/ Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal # Akranga Akranga is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **824203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,272 people in 235 households**, the 26th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 1,272people (2011) - 235households - 69.3%literacy - 824203PIN code ## Akranga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akranga is 824203.** Akranga falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar. - PIN code824203 - Gram panchayatKharasin - Community development blockSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Census village code260827 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akranga from nearby towns? - Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Arwal (district HQ)25 km by road - Arwal (nearest town)25 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 Akranga? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Akranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mali - ○Degree college10+ km · Kurtha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Akranga known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Akranga Of every 100 households in Akranga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Akranga · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****30%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****88%** **51% Television ****9%** **5% Mobile phone ****78%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **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 Akranga? ■ Akranga · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **64.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853** **955 Working population ****32.6%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 60.5% for women. 44% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 122 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (38%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (9%) · **■** Marginal 97 (23%) 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 Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Doniala1,436 people - Makhmilpur1,376 people - Bhagwatipur1,360 people - Gonpura1,358 people - Karwa Balram1,240 people - Wor Bigha936 people - Moglapur919 people - Gobindpur913 people [All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akranga?824203 - How far is Akranga from Arwal?25 km by road - What is the population of Akranga?1,272 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akranga in?Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Akranga?69.3% (Census 2011)