Village · Palanpur, Banas Kantha # Akesan Akesan is a village in Palanpur sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385001. The 2011 Census counted 1,602 people in 310 households, the 59th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 1,602 people (2011) - 310 households - 79.5% literacy - 385001 PIN code ## Akesan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Akesan is 385001. Akesan falls in Palanpur sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 385001 - Gram panchayat Akesan - Community development block Palanpur - Census village code 508171 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Akesan from nearby towns? - Palanpur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ) 5 km by road - Palanpur (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Akesan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Akesan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road 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 - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Palanpur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palanpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Palanpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Akesan known for? The main crops are wheat, pearlmillet/bajra and castor. About 94% of the 689 hectares of village land is sown, and 324 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Akesan Of every 100 households in Akesan in 2011, 93 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Akesan · ■ Palanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 87% - Toilet within the home 23% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 60% - Tap water 92% 88% - Drinking water within premises 64% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 30% 23% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 67% 72% - Use banking services 87% 68% - Television 35% 34% - Mobile phone 80% 67% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 28% 16% - Car / jeep / van 4% 4% - None of these assets 14% 25% - Own their home 96% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Akesan? ■ Akesan · ■ Palanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.5% 74.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 824 872 - Working population 42.1% 36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 67.0% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 145 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 98 (15%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 343 (51%) · ■ Marginal 88 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palanpur - Delwada 1,730 people - Songadh 1,677 people - Rampura 1,670 people - Dhelana 1,644 people - Lunwa 1,592 people - Bhagal 1,570 people - Moriya 1,568 people - Kotda 1,549 people All 116 villages in Palanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akesan? 385001 - How far is Akesan from Palanpur? 5 km by road - What is the population of Akesan? 1,602 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akesan in? Banas Kantha district (Palanpur sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Akesan? 79.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/palanpur/akesan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.