# Akkar Village, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/akkar/ Village · Rajpura, Patiala # Akkar Akkar is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **140401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 249 households**, the 79th largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,331people (2011) - 249households - 70.1%literacy - 140401PIN code ## Akkar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akkar is 140401.** Akkar falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab. - PIN code140401 - Gram panchayatAkkar - Community development blockRajpura - Census village code036975 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akkar from nearby towns? - Rajpura (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Patiala (district HQ)20 km by road - Rajpura (nearest town)12 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 Akkar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Akkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Rajpura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajpura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Akkar known for? The main crops are **rice, wheat and wheat**. About 95% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Akkar Of every 100 households in Akkar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Akkar · ■ Rajpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****90%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **28% Tap water ****29%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **59% Use banking services ****96%** **57% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****88%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Akkar? ■ Akkar · ■ Rajpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **834 Working population ****29.6%** **32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 64.1% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 112 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 210 (53%) · **■** Marginal 61 (15%) 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 Rajpura - Ghurama Kalan1,355 people - Basantpura1,351 people - Urna1,350 people - Mirzapur1,347 people - Bhogla1,326 people - Pabra1,315 people - Aluan1,313 people - Bhatehri1,310 people [All 243 villages in Rajpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akkar?140401 - How far is Akkar from Patiala?20 km by road - What is the population of Akkar?1,331 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akkar in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Akkar?70.1% (Census 2011)