# Akona Village, Rajnagar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Rajnagar, Chhatarpur 

# Akona

Akona is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,183 people in 257 households**, the 74th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 1,183people (2011)
- 257households
- 64.2%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Akona PIN code and other codes

Akona falls in Rajnagar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRajnagar
- Census village code458060

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

## How far is Akona from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)67 km by road
- Rajnagar (nearest town)17 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 Akona?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Akona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khjuraho
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Akona known for?

About 28% of the 1,143 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Akona

Of every 100 households in Akona in 2011, 36 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akona · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**53%

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

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**95%

Tap water ****18%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****78%**

**38%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**23%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Akona?

■ Akona · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106**

**905

Working population ****45.5%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 52.4% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (20%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (19%) · **■** Marginal 125 (23%)

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 Rajnagar

- Baharpura1,242 people
- Pahadi Bawan1,241 people
- Badni1,209 people
- Silawat1,187 people
- Deokaliya1,163 people
- Deogaon1,148 people
- Hakimpura1,147 people
- Umarya1,137 people

[All 140 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akona from Chhatarpur?67 km by road
- What is the population of Akona?1,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akona in?Chhatarpur district (Rajnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akona?64.2% (Census 2011)