# Akala Village, Lathi, Amreli (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lathi, Amreli 

# Akala

Akala is a village in Lathi sub-district of Amreli district, Gujarat, PIN code **365430**. The 2011 Census counted **3,159 people in 661 households**, the 7th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 3,159people (2011)
- 661households
- 73.4%literacy
- 365430PIN code

## Akala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akala is 365430.** Akala falls in Lathi sub-district, Amreli district, Gujarat.

- PIN code365430
- Gram panchayatAkala
- Community development blockLathi
- Census village code515515

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Akala from nearby towns?

- Lathi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Amreli (district HQ)29 km by road
- Lathi (nearest town)5 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 Akala?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Akala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lathi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amreli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lathi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered 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 Akala known for?

The main crops are **cotton, groundnut and sesame**. About 84% of the 2,535 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Akala

Of every 100 households in Akala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Akala · ■ Lathi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**44%

Tap water ****90%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**74%

Use banking services ****69%**

**58%

Television ****60%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Akala?

■ Akala · ■ Lathi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**879

Working population ****54.8%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 66.4% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 448 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (22%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 390 (23%) · **■** Marginal 482 (28%)

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 Lathi

- Chavand3,872 people
- Shekhpipariya3,860 people
- Harsurpur3,428 people
- Dhamel3,176 people
- Jarakhiya3,152 people
- Ansodar2,995 people
- Derdi-Janbai2,924 people
- Shakhpur2,899 people

[All 49 villages in Lathi](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/amreli/lathi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akala?365430
- How far is Akala from Amreli?29 km by road
- What is the population of Akala?3,159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akala in?Amreli district (Lathi sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Akala?73.4% (Census 2011)