Akorhi Gola

Akorhi Gola is a village and corresponding community development block in Rohtas district of Bihar, India. Located 13 km north of Dehri on the road to Rajpur, Akorhi Gola is known for its blanket weaving industry. It hosts a cattle market during the months of Falgun, Jeth, and Kartik. As of 2011, the village had a population of 3,810, in 601 households, while the total block population was 120,145.[2]

Akorhi Gola

Akorhīgola
Village
Akorhi Gola
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 24.97128°N 84.19056°E / 24.97128; 84.19056[1]
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictRohtas
Area
 • Total2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,810[2]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

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.[2]

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.[3]

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%.[2]

Amenities

Akorhi Gola village

Akorhi Gola does not have tap water, with drinking water instead coming from either well or hand pump. It does not have public toilets, telephone coverage, or Internet access. It lacks permanent pucca roads, but it does have kuchcha roads. It has a post office, a public library, a 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, but no secondary schools; there is one medical facility.[2]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[3]

Villages

Akorhi Gola block comprises 56 villages, 53 inhabited and 3 uninhabited:[2]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Habbupur141.71,247
Kapasia2021,681
Balgawan637.35,162
Tendubahar107.61,163
Haundih1571,306
Hamiradih70716
Sarawan135.61,316
Birodih65.61,178
Chhotki Biseni94.742,364
Karmahi93.9397
Ghorahi23.90
Kaithi274.72,748
Biseni Kalan170.82,982
Karup98.2892
Niman123.11,010
Kusmhara160.31,355
Chit Bisawan110901
Tetrarh248.13,630
Bagha Khoh265.42,742
Jadwa114.6994
Bandhpa136.41,442
Isra92.71,495
Piarepur128.71,444
Chanp172.41,413
Budhua257.72,907
Mahuari175.21,389
Pakaria263.43,136
Salea122.71,620
Khapra123.91,627
Chhapra323.43,928
Basantpur125496
Chanda185.3939
Gamharia121.82,335
Nawadih167.92,100
Munriar185.73,343
Barka Tenua2201,683
Tenua Khurd69.7671
Kaupa2321,736
Tewari Dih80.2578
Sahji32.80
Dharahara178.93,834
Chhemuan36.680
Sherpur102.4754
Akorhi (capital)2923,810
Baruna179.34,231
Karkatpur153.71,511
Bararhi196.67,394
Madhurampur Dehri1495,249
Bank770.910,444
Zorawarpur178.81,279
Chandi309.65,441
Bagen129.61,306
Gobardhanpur405.13,699
Bahoranpur143.3493
Ugra174945
Mathurapur78.521,689

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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.