# Akalbani Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meral, Garhwa 

# Akalbani

Akalbani is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,522 people in 308 households**, the 26th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 1,522people (2011)
- 308households
- 49.2%literacy
- 822114PIN code

## Akalbani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akalbani is 822114.** Akalbani falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822114
- Gram panchayatArangi
- Community development blockMeral
- Census village code347652

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

## How far is Akalbani from nearby towns?

- Meral (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)7 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)7 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 Akalbani?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Akalbani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Meral
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Akalbani known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include sutali. About 77% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Akalbani

Of every 100 households in Akalbani in 2011, 7 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akalbani · ■ Meral rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**96%

Tap water ****40%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**9%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****19%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Akalbani?

■ Akalbani · ■ Meral rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**948

Working population ****42.3%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 40.4% for women. 45% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 208 (32%) · **■** Other work 73 (11%) · **■** Marginal 363 (56%)

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 Meral

- Gobardaha1,914 people
- Pendli1,685 people
- Loadag1,567 people
- Basaria1,524 people
- Arangi1,461 people
- Rajhara1,405 people
- Adhauri1,390 people
- Aunraiya1,355 people

[All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akalbani?822114
- How far is Akalbani from Garhwa?7 km by road
- What is the population of Akalbani?1,522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akalbani in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Akalbani?49.2% (Census 2011)