# Akauna Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Akauna

Akauna is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803117**. The 2011 Census counted **3,393 people in 568 households**, the 8th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 3,393people (2011)
- 568households
- 68.5%literacy
- 803117PIN code

## Akauna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akauna is 803117.** Akauna falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code803117
- Gram panchayatAkauna
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code245014

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?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)19 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)19 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nohsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 80% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akauna · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**38%

Television ****19%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Akauna?

■ Akauna · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**946

Working population ****36.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 58.0% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 476 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (7%) · **■** Marginal 264 (22%)

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 Ben

- Eksara4,965 people
- Khaira4,709 people
- Arawan4,622 people
- Nohsa4,135 people
- Makhdumpur3,369 people
- Mari3,307 people
- Karjara2,911 people
- Murgawan2,902 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akauna?803117
- How far is Akauna from Biharsharif?19 km by road
- What is the population of Akauna?3,393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akauna in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Akauna?68.5% (Census 2011)