Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha
# Akoli Thakorvas

Akoli Thakorvas is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385550. The 2011 Census counted 2,292 people in 419 households, the 40th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 2,292 people (2011)
- 419 households
- 54.6% literacy
- 385550 PIN code

## Akoli Thakorvas PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Akoli Thakorvas is 385550. Akoli Thakorvas falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385550
- Gram panchayat Akoli Thakorvas
- Community development block Kankrej
- Census village code 508540

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Akoli Thakorvas from nearby towns?
- Shihori (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Akoli Thakorvas?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Akoli Thakorvas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tharad
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tharad
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Akoli Thakorvas known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, castor and wheat. About 55% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Akoli Thakorvas

Of every 100 households in Akoli Thakorvas in 2011, 41 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akoli Thakorvas · ■ Kankrej rural average
- Electricity for lighting 41% 55%
- Toilet within the home 7% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 86%
- Tap water 59% 52%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 25% 46%
- Television 13% 21%
- Mobile phone 65% 64%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 26% 27%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Akoli Thakorvas?

■ Akoli Thakorvas · ■ Kankrej rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.6% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 931
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 825 892
- Working population 43.5% 45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 38.7% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 179 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 583 (59%) · ■ Household industry 16 (2%) · ■ Other work 108 (11%) · ■ Marginal 110 (11%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kankrej
- Jamana Padar 2,451 people
- Samanva 2,390 people
- Dudasan 2,322 people
- Kunvarava 2,317 people
- Anganwada 2,237 people
- Valpura 2,129 people
- Akoli Maharajvas 2,075 people
- Manpura 2,072 people

All 101 villages in Kankrej

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Akoli Thakorvas? 385550
- How far is Akoli Thakorvas from Palanpur? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Akoli Thakorvas? 2,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akoli Thakorvas in? Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Akoli Thakorvas? 54.6% (Census 2011)

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