# Akhane Village, Chakai, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chakai, Jamui 

# Akhane

Akhane is a village in Chakai sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **730 people in 149 households**, the 92nd largest of 532 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 730people (2011)
- 149households
- 44.9%literacy
- 820females per 1,000 males

## Akhane PIN code and other codes

Akhane falls in Chakai sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNawadih Silfari
- Community development blockChakai
- Census village code259858

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

## How far is Akhane from nearby towns?

- Chakai (sub-district HQ)75 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)75 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)33 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 Akhane?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Akhane known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 40% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Akhane

Of every 100 households in Akhane in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akhane · ■ Chakai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****26%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Akhane?

■ Akhane · ■ Chakai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****612**

**964

Working population ****37.3%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 28.9% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 20 (7%) · **■** Other work 27 (10%) · **■** Marginal 158 (58%)

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 Chakai

- Tola Nauadih753 people
- Tola Dhamna746 people
- Tola Gadi742 people
- Tola Gajhi740 people
- Tola Thadhi730 people
- Tola Saran Marwa726 people
- Tola Gamharia721 people
- Tola Maldedih718 people

[All 600 villages in Chakai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/chakai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akhane from Jamui?75 km by road
- What is the population of Akhane?730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhane in?Jamui district (Chakai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Akhane?44.9% (Census 2011)