# Akhgaon Village, Sandesh, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/akhgaon/ Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur # Akhgaon Akhgaon is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,094 people in 443 households**, the 14th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 3,094people (2011) - 443households - 71.1%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Akhgaon PIN code and other codes Akhgaon falls in Sandesh sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAkhgaon - Community development blockSandesh - Census village code247003 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akhgaon from nearby towns? - Sandesh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)30 km by road - Arrah (nearest town)30 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 Akhgaon? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Akhgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sandesh - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Akhgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Akhgaon Of every 100 households in Akhgaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Akhgaon · ■ Sandesh rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****28%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **90% Use banking services ****80%** **70% Television ****39%** **18% Mobile phone ****64%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **22% Own their home ****97%** **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 Akhgaon? ■ Akhgaon · ■ Sandesh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **66.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782** **914 Working population ****22.4%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 59.2% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (42%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 165 (24%) · **■** Marginal 166 (24%) 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 Sandesh - Sarimpur Bachri3,433 people - Dihra3,371 people - Ahpura3,321 people - Nasratpur3,279 people - Bichhiaon2,994 people - Narainpur2,711 people - Baga2,697 people - Maniach2,578 people [All 54 villages in Sandesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Akhgaon from Arrah?30 km by road - What is the population of Akhgaon?3,094 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akhgaon in?Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Akhgaon?71.1% (Census 2011)