# Akir Village, Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Akir

Akir is a village in Bandgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 27 households**, the 174th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 143people (2011)
- 27households
- 55.7%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Akir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akir is 835216.** Akir falls in Bandgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatSawaniya
- Community development blockBandgaon
- Census village code377174

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

## How far is Akir from nearby towns?

- Bandgaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)70 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)46 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 Akir?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Akir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dumbur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bandgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Akir known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 35% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Akir

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

■ Akir · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Akir?

■ Akir · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**994

Working population ****49.7%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 39.1% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 36 (51%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 34 (48%)

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 Bandgaon

- Nandpur157 people
- Gandkeda147 people
- Jahiradih146 people
- Kurkuburu144 people
- Sarugora142 people
- Bhuiyan Deogaon139 people
- Sitiburu135 people
- Kajomra133 people

[All 216 villages in Bandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akir?835216
- How far is Akir from Chaibasa?70 km by road
- What is the population of Akir?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akir in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Bandgaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Akir?55.7% (Census 2011)