# Mankhar Village, Akbarpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Akbarpur, Nawada 

# Mankhar

Mankhar is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,973 people in 678 households**, the 7th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 4,973people (2011)
- 678households
- 73.8%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Mankhar PIN code and other codes

Mankhar falls in Akbarpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockAkbarpur
- Census village code257960

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

## How far is Mankhar from nearby towns?

- Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)6 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)6 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 Mankhar?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Mankhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Mankhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 4% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Mankhar

Of every 100 households in Mankhar in 2011, 12 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mankhar · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****37%**

**32%

Television ****13%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mankhar?

■ Mankhar · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**950

Working population ****32.7%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 65.6% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 590 (36%) · **■** Household industry 107 (7%) · **■** Other work 437 (27%) · **■** Marginal 286 (18%)

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 Akbarpur

- Bhanail Lodipur6,749 people
- Barew6,713 people
- Baliya Buzurg5,560 people
- Malikpur5,041 people
- Baksanda4,971 people
- Pithauri4,952 people
- Fatehpur4,929 people
- Tear4,416 people

[All 157 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mankhar from Nawada?6 km by road
- What is the population of Mankhar?4,973 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mankhar in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mankhar?73.8% (Census 2011)
