# Akola Village, Thanakhamria, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Thanakhamria, Durg 

# Akola

Akola is a village in Thanakhamria sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491335**. The 2011 Census counted **790 people in 164 households**, the 38th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 790people (2011)
- 164households
- 70.7%literacy
- 491335PIN code

## Akola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akola is 491335.** Akola falls in Thanakhamria sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491335
- Gram panchayatSauri
- Community development blockSaja
- Census village code442189

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?

- Thanakhamria (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)80 km by road
- Thanakhamria (nearest town)12 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Akola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khatee
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khamhariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 soyabean**. About 85% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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, 42 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akola · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**44%

Television ****31%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1564**

**988

Working population ****51.3%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 61.0% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (9%) · **■** Marginal 44 (11%)

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 Thanakhamria

- Darri940 people
- Sukhatal864 people
- Sonchiraiya856 people
- Tedhi838 people
- Chikhali788 people
- Hardas786 people
- Gadaghat783 people
- Chichgaon782 people

[All 77 villages in Thanakhamria](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/thanakhamria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akola?491335
- How far is Akola from Durg?80 km by road
- What is the population of Akola?790 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akola in?Durg district (Thanakhamria sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Akola?70.7% (Census 2011)