# Akauna Village, Makhdumpur, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Makhdumpur, Jehanabad 

# Akauna

Akauna is a village in Makhdumpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,474 people in 405 households**, the 33rd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 2,474people (2011)
- 405households
- 60.2%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Akauna PIN code and other codes

Akauna falls in Makhdumpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakarpur
- Community development blockMakhdumpur
- Census village code260466

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

## How far is Akauna from nearby towns?

- Makhdumpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)21 km by road
- Makhdumpur (nearest town)5 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 Akauna?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Akauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jehanabad]
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 10 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 Akauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Akauna

Of every 100 households in Akauna in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akauna · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**51%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****53%**

**47%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**33%

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 Akauna?

■ Akauna · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**924

Working population ****24.4%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 42.3% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (22%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 79 (13%) · **■** Marginal 203 (34%)

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 Makhdumpur

- Punahda2,579 people
- Bishunganj2,556 people
- Mekhpa2,518 people
- Machhil2,495 people
- Bela2,444 people
- Sultanpur2,395 people
- Kanauli2,249 people
- Naugarh2,231 people

[All 117 villages in Makhdumpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/makhdumpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akauna from Jehanabad?21 km by road
- What is the population of Akauna?2,474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akauna in?Jehanabad district (Makhdumpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Akauna?60.2% (Census 2011)