# Akhtiarpur Sihan Village, Chehra Kalan, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/chehra-kalan/akhtiarpur-sihan/ Village · Chehra Kalan, Vaishali # Akhtiarpur Sihan Akhtiarpur Sihan is a village in Chehra Kalan sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,233 people in 1,199 households**, the 2nd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 7,233people (2011) - 1,199households - 62.8%literacy - 858females per 1,000 males ## Akhtiarpur Sihan PIN code and other codes Akhtiarpur Sihan falls in Chehra Kalan sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAkhtiarpur Sihan - Community development blockChehra Kalan - Census village code235055 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akhtiarpur Sihan from nearby towns? - Chehra Kalan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)39 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)39 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 Sihan? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Akhtiarpur Sihan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baghi - ○Degree college10+ km · Mahua - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chehra Kalan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 Sihan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Sihan Of every 100 households in Akhtiarpur Sihan in 2011, 7 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Akhtiarpur Sihan · ■ Chehra Kalan rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **4% Toilet within the home ****16%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **79% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****67%** **52% Television ****9%** **11% Mobile phone ****72%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **14% 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 Sihan? ■ Akhtiarpur Sihan · ■ Chehra Kalan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773** **908 Working population ****32.7%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 50.9% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 471 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 583 (25%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 375 (16%) · **■** Marginal 912 (39%) 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 Chehra Kalan - Chhapra Khajechand7,853 people - Karhatia Buzurg6,671 people - Mansurpur Halayia6,185 people - Chehra Kalan Urf Mohammadpur6,109 people - Mathna Malik Urf Mathna Bhim5,543 people [All 53 villages in Chehra Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/chehra-kalan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Akhtiarpur Sihan from Hajipur?39 km by road - What is the population of Akhtiarpur Sihan?7,233 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akhtiarpur Sihan in?Vaishali district (Chehra Kalan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Akhtiarpur Sihan?62.8% (Census 2011)