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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANDHYA
Contact: 91****5996
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- LGD code
- 191033
- Pincode
- 274601
- Post office
- Barhaj
- Population
- 1,598
- Households
- 209
- Literacy rate
- 58%
- Sex ratio
- 998 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 362
Census 2011 · in context
How Akuba compares
By population, Akuba ranks #60 of 294 villages in Barhaj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.0%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Akuba
- 58.0%
- Barhaj mandal
- 60.0%
- Deoria district
- 60.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
−45 vs mandal average
- Akuba
- 998
- Barhaj mandal
- 1,043
Household size
people per home
7.6
+1.0 vs mandal average
- Akuba
- 7.6
- Barhaj mandal
- 6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Akuba at a glance
Akuba is a village of 1,598 people in 209 households (Census 2011) in Barhaj tehsil, Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh, the 60th-largest of 294 villages in Barhaj tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 274601, served by Barhaj post office; the LGD village code is 191033. The sarpanch is SANDHYA , and the village votes in Kaiserganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anand Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,884 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akuba · this village | 1,598 | 58% | — |
| Bareji · Barhaj | 848 | 68% | — |
| Akubi · Barhaj | 0 | — | — |
| Awagir Mahal Bareji · Barhaj | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Akuba
- 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)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DEORIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- AQUABA
- Total area (ha)
- 67.48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 67
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Akuba
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Akuba
- LGD code
- 191033
- Pincode
- 274601
- Post office
- Barhaj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,598
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,884
- Households
- 209
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 998
- Literacy rate
- 58.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kaiserganj
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kaiserganj
- Member of Parliament
- Karan Bhushan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anand Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANDHYA
- Block / Mandal
- Barhaj
- Nearest PHC
- PHC Keertanpur (15.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bahraich (24.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 274601
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Other villages named Akuba
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Akuba
Other villages in Barhaj mandal
View all 60+ →- Kaparwar
- Paina
- Bhagalpur
- Goura
- Bhaluani
- Parasia Dewar
- Serwaonbhanauli
- Sonari
- Mahen Babu
- Mail Bazar
- Telia Kurmi
- Baraka Gaon
- Bahor Dhanouti
- Gander
- Mahui Srikant
- Satrao
- Badya Fulwaria
- Nariyav
- Arila
- Markara
- Dehari
- Mouna Garhwa
- Dewasia Bangar
- Telia Shukla
- Mohra
- Samogar
- Kaithawalia
- Lawarchhi
- Kasli
- Panika
- Narsihdar Bangar
- Nawapar
- Kuiyan
- Marhawa
- Gahila
- Deopar Virsinghpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)