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About Akauna Village

Akauna is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 353 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Goh
Pincode 824203
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 353
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akauna compares

By the 2011 count Akauna is the 108th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Akauna

Akauna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Akauna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Akauna from other places

Akauna lies about 41 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Akauna
Tehsil headquarters Goh 2.9 km
Nearest town Tekāri 18 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 21 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 41 km

Villages closest to Akauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Akauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Akauna village had a population of 674. That makes it the 108th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Akauna village has 353 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akauna has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Akauna is 824203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akauna covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akauna falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Akauna is Rafiganj, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Akauna.

Akauna is about 41 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akauna is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 2.9 km away. Tekāri is about 18 km away. Rafiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ehiapur (under 2 km), Piprahi (under 2 km) and Bhauthahi (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Akauna today is likely to be higher.

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