# Akhtiarpur Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banmankhi, Purnia 

# Akhtiarpur

Akhtiarpur is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,282 people in 1,660 households**, the 14th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.

- 8,282people (2011)
- 1,660households
- 42.2%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Akhtiarpur PIN code and other codes

Akhtiarpur falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajhua Pemraj
- Community development blockBanmankhi
- Census village code223064

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

## How far is Akhtiarpur from nearby towns?

- Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)26 km by road
- Banmankhi (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 Akhtiarpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Akhtiarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banmankhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Akhtiarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 938 hectares of village land is sown, and 786 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 Akhtiarpur

Of every 100 households in Akhtiarpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akhtiarpur · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**66%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Akhtiarpur?

■ Akhtiarpur · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.2%**

**50.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**929

Working population ****37.3%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 32.6% for women. 47% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 303 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,025 (66%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Other work 236 (8%) · **■** Marginal 473 (15%)

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 Banmankhi

- Burhia Dhanghatta10,720 people
- Belchand Sukhia10,627 people
- Madhuban9,769 people
- Kazi Hirdenagar9,207 people
- Dharhara7,781 people
- Ekraha7,713 people
- Rasarh7,485 people
- Gangapur7,453 people

[All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akhtiarpur from Purnia?26 km by road
- What is the population of Akhtiarpur?8,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhtiarpur in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Akhtiarpur?42.2% (Census 2011)