# Akauna Village, Sirdala, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/akauna/

Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Akauna

Akauna is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,109 people in 263 households**, the 24th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,109people (2011)
- 263households
- 64.3%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Akauna PIN code and other codes

Akauna falls in Sirdala sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258299

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?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)46 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)28 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hishua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hishua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 85% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akauna · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****66%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**34%

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 · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**972

Working population ****30.5%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 43.9% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 277 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (5%) · **■** Marginal 286 (44%)

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 Sirdala

- Taran2,172 people
- Chamotha2,131 people
- Chaugawan2,124 people
- Fatehpur2,113 people
- Janhaul2,094 people
- Kendua2,058 people
- Dudhaili1,979 people
- Kuldiha1,954 people

[All 87 villages in Sirdala](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akauna from Nawada?46 km by road
- What is the population of Akauna?2,109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akauna in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Akauna?64.3% (Census 2011)