# Akhtwara Village, Gora Bauram, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gora Bauram, Darbhanga 

# Akhtwara

Akhtwara is a village in Gora Bauram sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,862 people in 1,057 households**, the 6th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%.

- 5,862people (2011)
- 1,057households
- 43.2%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Akhtwara PIN code and other codes

Akhtwara falls in Gora Bauram sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGoramansingh
- Community development blockGora Bauram
- Census village code227841

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

## How far is Akhtwara from nearby towns?

- Gora Bauram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)55 km by road
- Benipur (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 Akhtwara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Akhtwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Benipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Akhtwara known for?

The main crops are **corn, wheat and paddy**. About 86% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 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 Akhtwara

Of every 100 households in Akhtwara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akhtwara · ■ Gora Bauram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Akhtwara?

■ Akhtwara · ■ Gora Bauram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.2%**

**47.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**966

Working population ****35.0%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 29.5% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,690 (82%) · **■** Household industry 66 (3%) · **■** Other work 43 (2%) · **■** Marginal 129 (6%)

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 Gora Bauram

- Kasraund11,538 people
- Bauram11,455 people
- Kanhai8,446 people
- Asi7,702 people
- Aadharpur5,832 people
- Kasraund4,609 people
- Mansara4,516 people
- Kothram4,407 people

[All 52 villages in Gora Bauram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/gora-bauram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akhtwara from Darbhanga?55 km by road
- What is the population of Akhtwara?5,862 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhtwara in?Darbhanga district (Gora Bauram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Akhtwara?43.2% (Census 2011)