Village · Kundhit, Jamtara # Bara Akna Bara Akna is a village in Kundhit sub-district of Jamtara district, Jharkhand, PIN code 821530. The 2011 Census counted 497 people in 122 households, the 56th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 497 people (2011) - 122 households - 76.5% literacy - 821530 PIN code ## Bara Akna PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bara Akna is 821530. Bara Akna falls in Kundhit sub-district, Jamtara district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 821530 - Gram panchayat Bikrampur - Community development block Kundhit - Census village code 373286 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bara Akna from nearby towns? - Kundhit (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Jamtara (district HQ) 65 km by road - Jamtara (nearest town) 65 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bara Akna? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Akna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kundhit - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamtara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bara Akna known for? The main crops are rice. About 15% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bara Akna Of every 100 households in Bara Akna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bara Akna · ■ Kundhit rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 12% - Toilet within the home 3% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 93% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 2% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 62% 75% - Use banking services 53% 55% - Television 2% 11% - Mobile phone 14% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 18% 16% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bara Akna? ■ Bara Akna · ■ Kundhit rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.5% 69.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1097 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1417 950 - Working population 62.6% 46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 71.2% for women. 68% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 51 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 42 (14%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 8 (3%) · ■ Marginal 208 (67%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kundhit - Tulsi Chak 565 people - Saluka 561 people - Dhanukdih 533 people - Buradi 517 people - Inaitpur 482 people - Sikandarpur 482 people - Sapsapia 477 people - Dalu Chak 476 people All 172 villages in Kundhit ## Other places named Bara Akna - Baraakna · Village, Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur · 1,534 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bara Akna? 821530 - How far is Bara Akna from Jamtara? 65 km by road - What is the population of Bara Akna? 497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara Akna in? Jamtara district (Kundhit sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Bara Akna? 76.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/jamtara/kundhit/bara-akna/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.