# Akhara Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/akhara/ Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Akhara Akhara is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144622**. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 225 households**, the 72nd largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,148people (2011) - 225households - 65.6%literacy - 144622PIN code ## Akhara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akhara is 144622.** Akhara falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144622 - Gram panchayatAkhara - Community development blockBhogpur - Census village code030558 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akhara from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)30 km by road - Kartarpur (nearest town)15 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 Akhara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Akhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhulath - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhulath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Akhara known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include basket and baskets. About 94% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 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 Akhara Of every 100 households in Akhara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Akhara · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****63%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **26% Tap water ****2%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **33% Use banking services ****63%** **75% Television ****79%** **87% Mobile phone ****76%** **80% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****44%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **13% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **92% 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 Akhara? ■ Akhara · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **881 Working population ****30.3%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 59.3% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (20%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 83 (24%) · **■** Marginal 111 (32%) 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 Jalandhar - II - Malian1,163 people - Pachranga1,162 people - Madhopur1,159 people - Kuddowal1,154 people - Shafipur1,145 people - Pattar Khurd1,144 people - Sanaura1,100 people - Rajpur1,082 people [All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akhara?144622 - How far is Akhara from Jalandhar?30 km by road - What is the population of Akhara?1,148 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akhara in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Akhara?65.6% (Census 2011)