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About Akauna Village

Akauna is a mid sized village in Pakribarawan tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 624 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Pakribarawan
Pincode 805124
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 1,154
Male Population 624
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Akauna compares

By the 2011 count Akauna is the 39th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Akauna

The census records public bus service for Akauna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 27 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Bardiha, about 20 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 Pakribarawan 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Baghi Bardiha 20 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 22 km
District headquarters Nawada 27 km

Villages closest to Akauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakribarawan 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 1,154. That makes it the 39th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Akauna village has 624 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akauna has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Akauna is 805124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akauna covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akauna falls under Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Akauna is Baghi Bardiha, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Akauna is about 27 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akauna is in Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district. Pakribarawan is about 9.9 km away. Baghi Bardiha is about 20 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiuri (under 2 km), Arsaniya (2.1 km) and Lilo (2.7 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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