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

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Akilpur

Akilpur is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841407**. The 2011 Census counted **1,403 people in 224 households**, the 50th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,403people (2011)
- 224households
- 67.5%literacy
- 841407PIN code

## Akilpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akilpur is 841407.** Akilpur falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841407
- Gram panchayatShikarpur
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234504

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?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)41 km by road
- Sonepur (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 · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonepur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sonepur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Akilpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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, 19 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akilpur · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**88%

Use banking services ****63%**

**57%

Television ****34%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**905

Working population ****31.2%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 60.8% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (13%) · **■** Marginal 298 (68%)

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 Sonepur

- ChakDaria1,485 people
- Garibpatti1,484 people
- Apsaid1,449 people
- Damodarpur1,413 people
- Lahlad Chak1,343 people
- Kapur Chak1,326 people
- Ramsapur1,288 people
- Bariar Chak1,250 people

[All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akilpur?841407
- How far is Akilpur from Chhapra?41 km by road
- What is the population of Akilpur?1,403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akilpur in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Akilpur?67.5% (Census 2011)