Akorhi Gola
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Akorhi Gola
Akorhīgola | |
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Village | |
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  Akorhi Gola Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°58′17″N 84°11′26″E / 24.97128°N 84.19056°E[1] | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Rohtas |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,810[2] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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.[2]
Literacy
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]
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]