# Akam Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur 

# Akam

Akam is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 91 households**, the 215th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 471people (2011)
- 91households
- 85.6%literacy
- 144214PIN code

## Akam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akam is 144214.** Akam falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144214
- Gram panchayatAkam
- Community development blockMukerian
- Census village code031219

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

## How far is Akam from nearby towns?

- Mukerian (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mukerian (nearest town)9 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 Akam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mukerian
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukerian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mukerian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Akam known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Akam

Of every 100 households in Akam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Akam · ■ Mukerian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**56%

Tap water ****10%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**44%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****88%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Akam?

■ Akam · ■ Mukerian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208**

**851

Working population ****41.0%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 84.2% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (18%) · **■** Marginal 123 (64%)

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 Mukerian

- Pandori484 people
- Samra484 people
- Batala481 people
- Dhal476 people
- Jiwanwal464 people
- Barota Urf Puro Nangal462 people
- Behdarya462 people
- Sahota455 people

[All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akam?144214
- How far is Akam from Hoshiarpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Akam?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akam in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Akam?85.6% (Census 2011)