# Akasi Village, Poreyahat, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Poreyahat, Godda 

# Akasi

Akasi is a village in Poreyahat sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,218 people in 441 households**, the 18th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 2,218people (2011)
- 441households
- 42.6%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Akasi PIN code and other codes

Akasi falls in Poreyahat sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatAkasi
- Community development blockPoreyahat
- Census village code357562

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

## How far is Akasi from nearby towns?

- Poraiyahat (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)22 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)22 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 Akasi?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km

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 Akasi known for?

About 49% of the 553 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Akasi

Of every 100 households in Akasi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akasi · ■ Poreyahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****2%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**26%

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 Akasi?

■ Akasi · ■ Poreyahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**964

Working population ****38.3%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 26.9% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 325 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (30%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 235 (28%)

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 Poreyahat

- Pindra2,459 people
- Birniyan2,364 people
- Baksara2,330 people
- Baghmara2,310 people
- Barga Chhahariyari2,189 people
- Dewdanr2,188 people
- Hathihariyari2,030 people
- Dhanu Kata2,020 people

[All 213 villages in Poreyahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/poreyahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akasi from Godda?22 km by road
- What is the population of Akasi?2,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akasi in?Godda district (Poreyahat sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Akasi?42.6% (Census 2011)