# Akhtiarpur Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/akhtiarpur/ Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur # Akhtiarpur Akhtiarpur is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,283 people in 260 households**, the 48th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,283people (2011) - 260households - 61.0%literacy - 998females per 1,000 males ## Akhtiarpur PIN code and other codes Akhtiarpur falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNarghoghi - Community development blockSarairanjan - Census village code236950 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? - Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)23 km by road - Samsatipur (nearest town)23 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Akhtiarpur; 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 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarairanjan - ○Degree college10+ km · Samsatipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 84% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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, 8 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Akhtiarpur · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **12% Toilet within the home ****18%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **81% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****51%** **45% Television ****10%** **10% Mobile phone ****52%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **22% 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 · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **936 Working population ****24.8%** **29.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 53.8% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 141 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 31 (10%) 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 Sarairanjan - Dagarua1,355 people - Mahuli Damodar1,352 people - Chausima1,335 people - Surmar1,295 people - Surmar1,086 people - Shahzadpur800 people - Chakwa593 people - Sultanpur Morwa300 people [All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Akhtiarpur from Samastipur?23 km by road - What is the population of Akhtiarpur?1,283 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akhtiarpur in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Akhtiarpur?61.0% (Census 2011)