Akdoni Khurd

Akdoni Khurd
Census Town
Akdoni Khurd Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Akdoni Khurd Akdoni Khurd (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°10′13″N86°16′45″E / 24.1704°N 86.2792°E / 24.1704; 86.2792 Coordinates: 24°10′13″N86°16′45″E / 24.1704°N 86.2792°E / 24.1704; 86.2792
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Area
• Total	4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,321
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Giridih block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	815312
Telephone/ STD code	06532
Lok Sabha constituency	Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Giridih
Website	giridih.nic.in

Akdoni Khurd is a census town in the Giridih CD block in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Akdoni Khurd is located at 24°10′13″N86°16′45″E / 24.1704°N 86.2792°E / 24.1704; 86.2792 .

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of 4,479 feet (1,365 m). The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Akdoni Khurd had a total population of 6,321, of which 3,296 (52%) were males and 3,025 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,020. The total number of literate persons in Akdoni Khurd was 3,703 (69.85% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Giridih, Akdoni Khurd covered an area of 4.58 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 8 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, hand pump, overhead tank. It had 1,017 domestic electric connections, 2 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had 5 primary school, 2 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Giridih 7 km away. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 private commercial bank, 1 agricultural credit society. ^[5]

References

1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
3. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
4. "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
5. "District Census Handbook Giridih, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 1309-1317. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 December 2020.