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Akorhi Gola

Akorhi Gola is a village and corresponding community development block in Rohtas district of Bihar, India. Located 6 km north of Dehri, Akorhi Gola is known for its blanket weaving industry. As of 2011, the village had a population of 3,810, in 601 households, while the total block population was 120,145.

Demographics

Akorhi Gola is an entirely rural block, with no major urban centres. Its population increased from 98,613 in 2001 to 120,145 in 2011, representing a 21.8% increase. The sex ratio of the block is 918 females to every 1000 males, which is slightly below the district average of 921 for rural areas. In 2011, the sex ratio was higher among the 0–6 age group, with 932 females for every 1000 males, which was about equal to the district average of 931. Members of scheduled castes numbered 27,952, making up 23.27% of the block population, and members of scheduled tribes numbered 69, or 0.06% of the population.

Of the 3,180 residents of Akorhi Gola village in 2011, 53.20% (2,027) were male and 46.80% (1,783) were female. 14.04% (535 people) were in the 0–6 age group. The literacy rate of the village was 64.23% (73.56% among men and 53.62% among women). There were 1,499 total workers in the village, of whom 1,116 were male and 383 were female. There were 177 (127 male and 50 female) cultivators who owned or leased their own land, 793 (593 male and 200 female) agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages, 56 (40 male and 16 female) household industry workers, and 648 (431 male and 217 female) other workers.

Literacy

In 2011, the literacy rate of Akorhi Gola block was 72.33%, slightly below the district rate of 73.37%. Literacy was higher in men than in women: 83.13% of men, but only 60.54% of women, could read and write; the corresponding 22.59% literacy gap was slightly higher than the district average of 19.91%.

Amenities

Akorhi Gola village

Akorhi Gola does not have tap water, with drinking water instead coming from either well or hand pump. It has public toilets, telephone coverage, or Internet access. Now It has permanent pucca roads. It has four Banks (SBI, PNB, HDFC, MGB), a post office, a public library, many recreation centre with sports fields, and a daily mandi, but not a weekly haat or any movie theatres. It has one primary school and three middle schools and also secondary schools(Senior Secondary School Premnagar); there is one medical facility.

Akorhi Gola block

All villages in Akorhi Gola block have access to electricity, a distinction it shares with Dehri block in Rohtas district. 48 of the 53 inhabited villages have schools, serving 92.5% of the population, which is marginally above the average for Rohtas district. 12 villages have medical facilities, serving 36.43% of the population, which again is slightly above the district average. 35 villages have telephone services, serving 63.75% of the population. 13 villages have banks and agricultural credit societies, serving 52.69% of the population, and 44 have access to permanent pucca roads, serving 85.34% of the block population.

In 2011, 53.08% of Akorhi Gola block's residents lived in permanent pucca houses, 28.89% lived in semi-permanent houses, and 17.91% lived in temporary kutcha houses. A large majority (94.63%) of households used mainly hand pump for access to drinking water, with 3.01% using tap water and the remainder using wells and other sources. 73.4% of households used kerosene lamps for lighting, with 24.15% using electric lights and the remainder using other sources. Most households did not have toilets, with 1.05% using mainly public toilets and 79.36% using open defecation. 1.14% had toilets connected to sanitary sewers, 14.67% had toilets connected to septic tanks, and 1.65% had flush toilets connected to other systems. For fuel used in cooking, a majority of households (65.99%) used mainly cow dung cakes, with 17.43% using firewood and 8.86% using crop residue (the remainder used other fuels). Most households (76.52%) did not have kitchens in the home; 17.18% did have kitchens in their homes, while the remainder cooked outdoors. 60.34% of households had access to banking services.

In addition, 26.47% of households had radios, 21.05% had televisions, 0.59% had computers with internet access and 4.96% had computers without internet. 2.19% had landline telephones, 60.98% had cell phones, and 1.1% had both types of phone. 66.67% had bicycles, 9.69% had motor scooters, motorcycles, or mopeds, and 1.55% had automobiles. 16.89% did not have any of the above items.

Villages

Akorhi Gola block comprises 56 villages, 53 inhabited and 3 uninhabited:

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Habbupur 141.7 1,247
Kapasia 202 1,681
Balgawan 637.3 5,162
Tendubahar 107.6 1,163
Haundih 157 1,306
Hamiradih 70 716
Sarawan 135.6 1,316
Birodih 65.6 1,178
Chhotki Biseni 94.74 2,364
Karmahi 93.9 397
Ghorahi 23.9 0
Kaithi 274.7 2,748
Biseni Kalan 170.8 2,982
Karup 98.2 892
Niman 123.1 1,010
Kusmhara 160.3 1,355
Chit Bisawan 110 901
Tetrarh 248.1 3,630
Bagha Khoh 265.4 2,742
Jadwa 114.6 994
Bandhpa 136.4 1,442
Isra 92.7 1,495
Piarepur 128.7 1,444
Chanp 172.4 1,413
Budhua 257.7 2,907
Mahuari 175.2 1,389
Pakaria 263.4 3,136
Salea 122.7 1,620
Khapra 123.9 1,627
Chhapra 323.4 3,928
Basantpur 125 496
Chanda 185.3 939
Gamharia 121.8 2,335
Nawadih 167.9 2,100
Munriar 185.7 3,343
Barka Tenua 220 1,683
Tenua Khurd 69.7 671
Kaupa 232 1,736
Tewari Dih 80.2 578
Sahji 32.8 0
Dharahara 178.9 3,834
Chhemuan 36.68 0
Sherpur 102.4 754
Akorhi (capital) 292 3,810
Baruna 179.3 4,231
Karkatpur 153.7 1,511
Bararhi 196.6 7,394
Madhurampur Dehri 149 5,249
Bank 770.9 10,444
Zorawarpur 178.8 1,279
Chandi 309.6 5,441
Bagen 129.6 1,306
Gobardhanpur 405.1 3,699
Bahoranpur 143.3 493
Ugra 174 945
Mathurapur 78.52 1,689

References

  1. ^ "Geonames.org. Akorhīgola". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook – Rohtas, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 33, 44–70, 1060–1083, 1191–1192. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook – Rohtas, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)". Census 2011 India. pp. 13, 314–319, 373–399. Retrieved 11 July 2020.