# Akilpur Village, Dighwara, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dighwara, Saran 

# Akilpur

Akilpur is a village in Dighwara sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,347 people in 547 households**, the 9th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 3,347people (2011)
- 547households
- 46.3%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Akilpur PIN code and other codes

Akilpur falls in Dighwara sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkilpur
- Community development blockDighwara
- Census village code234451

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

## How far is Akilpur from nearby towns?

- Dighwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chapra (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 Akilpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Digfhwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chapra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Akilpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Akilpur

Of every 100 households in Akilpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akilpur · ■ Dighwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**60%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****15%**

**60%

Television ****2%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**16%

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 Akilpur?

■ Akilpur · ■ Dighwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**905

Working population ****29.8%**

**27.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 35.7% for women. 44% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 645 (65%)

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 Dighwara

- Barua5,938 people
- Haraji5,809 people
- Kuraia4,085 people
- Kanakpur3,537 people
- Malkha Chak3,330 people
- Rampur Ami3,252 people
- Ami2,932 people
- Bodha Chhapra2,920 people

[All 46 villages in Dighwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dighwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akilpur from Chhapra?40 km by road
- What is the population of Akilpur?3,347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akilpur in?Saran district (Dighwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Akilpur?46.3% (Census 2011)