Akiya | |
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Coordinates: 24°35′N 76°10′E / 24.59°N 76.16°ECoordinates: 24°35′N 76°10′E / 24.59°N 76.16°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 256 ha (633 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 783 |
• Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 326512[1] |
Village code | 04089900 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-17 |
Sex ratio | 1000/946 ♂/♀ |
Website | jhalawar |
Akiya is a small village of 256 hectares in Pachpahar Tehsil in Jhalawar district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Akiya depends on Bhawani Mandi, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, which is 50.59% of the total supply, Two tanks, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Akiya is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Akiya's pin code is 326512[4], and village code is 04089900. The area of Akiya is segregated as 77.97 hectares irrigated area, 35.6 hectares unirrigated, the 128.52 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 14.31 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Akiya has One public telephone. Akiya has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Akiya is a census village in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 783 and has total administration over 161 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 299 people are literate in Akiya out of which 204 are males and 95 are females.
Akiya has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 487 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 240 male, 247 female with 177 (36.34%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 168 males and 9 females. 51 males and 2 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 108 male and 5 female agricultural labor. 310 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Bhawani Mandi and Jhalawar to sell ghee and make their living.