# Akuri Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Akuri

Akuri is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,744 people in 228 households**, the 42nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,744people (2011)
- 228households
- 50.6%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Akuri PIN code and other codes

Akuri falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachloa
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244953

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

## How far is Akuri from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)45 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)15 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 Akuri?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Akuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Akuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Akuri

Of every 100 households in Akuri in 2011, 11 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Akuri · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**49%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**46%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

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

**29%

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 Akuri?

■ Akuri · ■ Islampur rural average

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

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**921

Working population ****52.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 37.1% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (48%) · **■** Household industry 108 (12%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 352 (38%)

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 Islampur

- Chhota Paithana2,105 people
- Sirhari1,945 people
- Mobarakpur1,919 people
- Chaurawan1,842 people
- Parsarai1,727 people
- Merhi1,707 people
- Harseni1,616 people
- Daura1,509 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akuri from Biharsharif?45 km by road
- What is the population of Akuri?1,744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akuri in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Akuri?50.6% (Census 2011)