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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RINA DEVI
Contact: 74****2713
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- LGD code
- 251693
- Pincode
- 821114
- Population
- 1,073
- Households
- 148
- Literacy rate
- 69.1%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 298
Census 2011 · in context
How Akhtiarpur compares
By population, Akhtiarpur ranks #78 of 257 villages in Kargahar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.1%
+6.4% vs mandal average
- Akhtiarpur
- 69.1%
- Kargahar mandal
- 62.7%
- Rohtas district
- 60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
+25 vs mandal average
- Akhtiarpur
- 933
- Kargahar mandal
- 908
Household size
people per home
7.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Akhtiarpur
- 7.3
- Kargahar mandal
- 7.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Akhtiarpur at a glance
Akhtiarpur is a village of 1,073 people in 148 households (Census 2011) in Kargahar block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 78th-largest of 257 villages in Kargahar block. Literacy is 69%, 6 points above the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 821114; the LGD village code is 251693. The sarpanch is RINA DEVI, and the village votes in Mohiuddinnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,265 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Akhtiarpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SASARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Thorsan
- Total area (ha)
- 94
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 93
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Akhtiarpur
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Key facts — Akhtiarpur
- LGD code
- 251693
- Pincode
- 821114
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,073
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,265
- Households
- 148
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 69.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mohiuddinnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RINA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Kargahar
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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