Village · Gurua, Gaya
# Akori Khap

Akori Khap is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 452 people in 79 households, the 142nd largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.
- 452 people (2011)
- 79 households
- 61.4% literacy
- 823 females per 1,000 males

## Akori Khap PIN code and other codes

Akori Khap falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Kolauna
- Community development block Gurua
- Census village code 255743

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Akori Khap from nearby towns?
- Gurua (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Akori Khap?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Akori Khap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Cherki
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 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 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Akori Khap known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 48% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Akori Khap

Of every 100 households in Akori Khap in 2011, 1 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akori Khap · ■ Gurua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 4%
- Toilet within the home 56% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 44% 81%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 80% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93%
- Use banking services 30% 44%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 44% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 36% 31%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Akori Khap?

■ Akori Khap · ■ Gurua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.4% 63.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 823 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1049 961
- Working population 67.5% 40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 58.4% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (3%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 273 (90%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gurua
- Ramnagar 481 people
- Tamarua 469 people
- Barhauna 465 people
- Patak Bigha 454 people
- Lakrahi 430 people
- Kasla 407 people
- Salempur 376 people
- Bela 374 people

All 182 villages in Gurua

## Quick answers
- How far is Akori Khap from Gaya? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Akori Khap? 452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akori Khap in? Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Akori Khap? 61.4% (Census 2011)

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