# Achran Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Achran

Achran is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 32 households**, the 121st largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 163people (2011)
- 32households
- 70.7%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Achran PIN code and other codes

Achran falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalrampur
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224825

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

## How far is Achran from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)78 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)14 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 Achran?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Achran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dungidighi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Achran known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Achran

Of every 100 households in Achran in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Achran · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

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 Achran?

■ Achran · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**953

Working population ****25.8%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 65.7% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 41 (98%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Balrampur

- Morangpur196 people
- Laucha192 people
- Sadabarat Milik167 people
- Pahencha Dangi165 people
- Mathurapur157 people
- Porabari121 people
- Sadipur102 people
- Laur Kasht90 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Achran from Katihar?78 km by road
- What is the population of Achran?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achran in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Achran?70.7% (Census 2011)