# Acharajdih Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Acharajdih

Acharajdih is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,535 people in 203 households**, the 33rd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,535people (2011)
- 203households
- 50.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Acharajdih PIN code and other codes

Acharajdih falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPohe
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258611

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

## How far is Acharajdih from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)24 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)24 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 Acharajdih?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Acharajdih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sikandara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Acharajdih known for?

About 59% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Acharajdih

Of every 100 households in Acharajdih in 2011, 10 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Acharajdih · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****20%**

**40%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Acharajdih?

■ Acharajdih · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1201**

**955

Working population ****32.6%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 38.9% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 222 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (8%) · **■** Household industry 97 (19%) · **■** Other work 53 (11%) · **■** Marginal 87 (17%)

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 Sikandra

- Lohanda1,671 people
- Ramdih Chitauni1,607 people
- Pakri1,590 people
- Jalai Dostni1,557 people
- Ghos1,412 people
- Basaia1,386 people
- Khutkat1,339 people
- Raghunathpur1,210 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Acharajdih from Jamui?24 km by road
- What is the population of Acharajdih?1,535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Acharajdih in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Acharajdih?50.6% (Census 2011)