# Akhra Village, Narhat, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Narhat, Nawada 

# Akhra

Akhra is a village in Narhat sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **173 people in 29 households**, the 61st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 173people (2011)
- 29households
- 37.5%literacy
- 1,162females per 1,000 males

## Akhra PIN code and other codes

Akhra falls in Narhat sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkhra
- Community development blockNarhat
- Census village code258170

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

## How far is Akhra from nearby towns?

- Narhat (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)20 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)10 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 Akhra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narhat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hishua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Akhra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Akhra

Of every 100 households in Akhra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akhra · ■ Narhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**38%

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 Akhra?

■ Akhra · ■ Narhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.5%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1162**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2625**

**954

Working population ****56.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 25.0% for women. 65% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (64%) · **■** Marginal 28 (29%)

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 Narhat

- Misir Chak375 people
- Panre Chak372 people
- Ekamba215 people
- Walipur Chehal Chak195 people

[All 65 villages in Narhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/narhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akhra from Nawada?20 km by road
- What is the population of Akhra?173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhra in?Nawada district (Narhat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Akhra?37.5% (Census 2011)