# Akola Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/akola/ Village · Dhamdha, Durg # Akola Akola is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **490042**. The 2011 Census counted **2,046 people in 378 households**, the 21st largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 2,046people (2011) - 378households - 76.3%literacy - 490042PIN code ## Akola PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akola is 490042.** Akola falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code490042 - Gram panchayatAkola - Community development blockDhamdha - Census village code442525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akola from nearby towns? - Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Durg (district HQ)16 km by road - Dhamdha (nearest town)35 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Akola? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Akola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumhari - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhilai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Akola known for? The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 52% of the 716 hectares of village land is sown, and 459 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Akola Of every 100 households in Akola in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Akola · ■ Dhamdha rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **85% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****68%** **55% Television ****44%** **37% Mobile phone ****40%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **18% Own their home ****90%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Akola? ■ Akola · ■ Dhamdha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **943 Working population ****50.4%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 67.4% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 286 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (32%) · **■** Household industry 66 (6%) · **■** Other work 343 (33%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Dhamdha - Nardha2,321 people - Patharia2,203 people - Chicha2,194 people - Semaria2,075 people - Kandarka1,995 people - Pendri Deori1,961 people - Deori Raksa1,937 people - Oteband1,885 people [All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akola?490042 - How far is Akola from Durg?16 km by road - What is the population of Akola?2,046 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akola in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Akola?76.3% (Census 2011)