Village · Agiaon, Bhojpur # Akurha Akurha is a village in Agiaon sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 971 people in 125 households, the 52nd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 971 people (2011) - 125 households - 97.6% literacy - 846 females per 1,000 males ## Akurha PIN code and other codes Akurha falls in Agiaon sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Diliya - Community development block Agiaon - Census village code 247550 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Akurha from nearby towns? - Agiaon (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Arrah (district HQ) 33 km by road - Arrah (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Akurha? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Akurha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jagdishpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Arrah - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patna - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Akurha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 89% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Akurha Of every 100 households in Akurha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Akurha · ■ Agiaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 2% 1% - Toilet within the home 5% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 80% - Tap water 7% 2% - Drinking water within premises 7% 73% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93% - Use banking services 64% 64% - Television 9% 12% - Mobile phone 89% 60% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 6% 26% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Akurha? ■ Akurha · ■ Agiaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 97.6% 67.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 846 920 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 938 950 - Working population 34.1% 37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 94.6% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 316 (95%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 8 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Agiaon - Bisambharpur 1,011 people - Dumaria 1,004 people - Dihra 981 people - Seothara 978 people - Chiraili 838 people - Keshwarpur 833 people - Misraulia 757 people - Anantpur 730 people All 72 villages in Agiaon ## Quick answers - How far is Akurha from Arrah? 33 km by road - What is the population of Akurha? 971 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akurha in? Bhojpur district (Agiaon sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Akurha? 97.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/agiaon/akurha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.