# Akala Village, Chotila, Surendranagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Chotila, Surendranagar 

# Akala

Akala is a village in Chotila sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **363520**. The 2011 Census counted **849 people in 161 households**, the 82nd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 849people (2011)
- 161households
- 46.7%literacy
- 363520PIN code

## Akala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akala is 363520.** Akala falls in Chotila sub-district, Surendranagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code363520
- Gram panchayatHirasar
- Community development blockChotila
- Census village code512371

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?

- Chotila (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Surendranagar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Chotila (nearest town)10 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?

9 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chotila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajkot
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chotila
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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, pearlmillet/bajra and mung bean**. About 85% of the 897 hectares of village land is sown, and 304 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, 64 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akala · ■ Chotila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****64%**

**23%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**48%

Television ****28%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**25%

Own their home ****68%**

**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 · ■ Chotila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**935

Working population ****55.9%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 34.3% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (21%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 48 (10%) · **■** Marginal 142 (30%)

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 Chotila

- Gadhechi912 people
- Tajpar900 people
- Bhojpari896 people
- Monpar869 people
- Vavdi845 people
- Chanpa831 people
- Tramboda824 people
- Bhimora817 people

[All 112 villages in Chotila](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/chotila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akala?363520
- How far is Akala from Surendranagar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Akala?849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akala in?Surendranagar district (Chotila sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Akala?46.7% (Census 2011)