# Akna Village, Jaleswar, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaleswar, Baleshwar 

# Akna

Akna is a village in Jaleswar sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756026**. The 2011 Census counted **1,344 people in 276 households**, the 34th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.1%.

- 1,344people (2011)
- 276households
- 68.5%literacy
- 756026PIN code

## Akna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akna is 756026.** Akna falls in Jaleswar sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756026
- Gram panchayatBaiganbadia
- Community development blockJaleswar
- Census village code391592

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

## How far is Akna from nearby towns?

- Jaleswar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jaleswar (nearest town)16 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 Akna?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Akna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nuagan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nuagan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaleswar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Akna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Akna

Of every 100 households in Akna in 2011, 30 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akna · ■ Jaleswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**39%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**44%

Television ****15%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Akna?

■ Akna · ■ Jaleswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**80.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**948

Working population ****30.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 62.1% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 82 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 189 (46%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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 Jaleswar

- Namkana1,492 people
- Salikotha1,469 people
- Ikra1,452 people
- Laxshmannath1,367 people
- Utarpara1,301 people
- Ektali1,292 people
- Kalikapur1,222 people
- Mahulia1,201 people

[All 179 villages in Jaleswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/jaleswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akna?756026
- How far is Akna from Baleshwar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Akna?1,344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akna in?Baleshwar district (Jaleswar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Akna?68.5% (Census 2011)