# Akhtiarpur Patera Village, Bhagwanpur, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/bhagwanpur/akhtiarpur-patera/ Village · Bhagwanpur, Vaishali # Akhtiarpur Patera Akhtiarpur Patera is a village in Bhagwanpur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,756 people in 550 households**, the 24th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 2,756people (2011) - 550households - 77.3%literacy - 877females per 1,000 males ## Akhtiarpur Patera PIN code and other codes Akhtiarpur Patera falls in Bhagwanpur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJahangirpur Paterha - Community development blockBhagwanpur - Census village code234923 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akhtiarpur Patera from nearby towns? - Bhagwanpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)16 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)16 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 Patera? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Akhtiarpur Patera; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhagwanpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhagwanpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Akhtiarpur Patera known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Patera Of every 100 households in Akhtiarpur Patera in 2011, 18 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Akhtiarpur Patera · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **6% Toilet within the home ****42%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **73% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **91% Use banking services ****79%** **56% Television ****19%** **16% Mobile phone ****80%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **20% Own their home ****99%** **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 Akhtiarpur Patera? ■ Akhtiarpur Patera · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **891 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **890 Working population ****27.6%** **31.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 70.3% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 253 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (28%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (18%) · **■** Marginal 155 (20%) 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 Bhagwanpur - Bhatauli Anrudh3,286 people - Matiara Tok3,252 people - Asadpur Sadpur2,811 people - Hansi Kewal2,781 people - Anjani2,733 people - Bishunpur Garjaul Urf Kutubpur2,713 people - Sarwan Amar2,578 people - Bhagwanpur2,508 people [All 105 villages in Bhagwanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/bhagwanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Akhtiarpur Patera from Hajipur?16 km by road - What is the population of Akhtiarpur Patera?2,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akhtiarpur Patera in?Vaishali district (Bhagwanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Akhtiarpur Patera?77.3% (Census 2011)