# Achhua Village, Dulhin Bazar, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dulhin-bazar/achhua/ Village · Dulhin Bazar, Patna # Achhua Achhua is a village in Dulhin Bazar sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,052 people in 534 households**, the 15th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 3,052people (2011) - 534households - 67.5%literacy - 961females per 1,000 males ## Achhua PIN code and other codes Achhua falls in Dulhin Bazar sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAchhua Rakasiya - Community development blockDulhin Bazar - Census village code245707 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achhua from nearby towns? - Dulhin Bazar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Patna (district HQ)45 km by road - Masaurhi (nearest town)22 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 Achhua? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Achhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Rajipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 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 Achhua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Achhua Of every 100 households in Achhua in 2011, 34 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Achhua · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **19% Toilet within the home ****22%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **72% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****69%** **57% Television ****29%** **23% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Achhua? ■ Achhua · ■ Dulhin Bazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **939 Working population ****45.3%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 56.3% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 206 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 503 (36%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (6%) · **■** Marginal 577 (42%) 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 Dulhin Bazar - Belhauri3,873 people - Sorampur3,775 people - Nisarpura3,458 people - Sihi3,143 people - Mahabalipur3,009 people - Barka Kharwa2,766 people - Saraiya2,670 people - Sarkuna2,613 people [All 54 villages in Dulhin Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dulhin-bazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Achhua from Patna?45 km by road - What is the population of Achhua?3,052 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achhua in?Patna district (Dulhin Bazar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Achhua?67.5% (Census 2011)