# Akhani Village, Sikanderpur, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikanderpur, Ballia 

# Akhani

Akhani is a village in Sikanderpur sub-district of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,442 people in 242 households**, the 78th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,442people (2011)
- 242households
- 72.1%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akhani

Of every 100 households in Akhani in 2011, 10 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akhani · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****94%**

**78%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Akhani?

■ Akhani · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**903

Working population ****24.3%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 57.7% for women. 31% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Household industry 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 67 (19%) · **■** Marginal 221 (63%)

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 Sikanderpur

- Bishar1,530 people
- Chak Khan1,504 people
- Firojpur Chak Usuf1,466 people
- Mustafabad1,452 people
- Gouri1,421 people
- Karsand1,418 people
- Jugesara1,411 people
- Karsi1,384 people

[All 241 villages in Sikanderpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/sikanderpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akhani?1,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhani in?Ballia district (Sikanderpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akhani?72.1% (Census 2011)