Akamਅਕਮ

Where is Akam?

Akam is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031219, and it covers 98 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 471 people in Akam: 239 men and 232 women, living in 91 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 98 hectares, the population density works out to about 481 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 971 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 278 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.98 per cent and women at 84.24 per cent. The census recorded 193 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 70 main workers, the largest group, 35, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 123 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akam's land. Of the village's 98 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 34 cultivators and 88 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Akam is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotli Khas, Harse Mansar, Hiyatpur and Chak Kalan.

What is the population of Akam?

The population of Akam was 471 at the 2011 census, living in 91 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Akam have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Akam has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.