# Akrot Village, Amb, Una (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Amb, Una 

# Akrot

Akrot is a village in Amb sub-district of Una district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177211**. The 2011 Census counted **400 people in 85 households**, the 127th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 400people (2011)
- 85households
- 79.4%literacy
- 177211PIN code

## Akrot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akrot is 177211.** Akrot falls in Amb sub-district, Una district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177211
- Community development blockAmb
- Census village code018324

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

## How far is Akrot from nearby towns?

- Amb (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Una (district HQ)32 km by road
- Gagret (nearest town)20 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 Akrot?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Akrot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Behar Jaswan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amb
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Una
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Akrot known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 26% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Akrot

Of every 100 households in Akrot in 2011, 98 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Akrot · ■ Amb rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**36%

Tap water ****92%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**63%

Use banking services ****91%**

**91%

Television ****75%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Akrot?

■ Akrot · ■ Amb rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**858

Working population ****36.8%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 75.8% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (15%) · **■** Marginal 85 (58%)

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 Amb

- Lander Landiya414 people
- Suhin408 people
- Tyae404 people
- Gangoti403 people
- Mohe Dhariye400 people
- Matyalka394 people
- Jijjar393 people
- Dangoh Khurd392 people

[All 252 villages in Amb](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/una/amb/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akrot?177211
- How far is Akrot from Una?32 km by road
- What is the population of Akrot?400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akrot in?Una district (Amb sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akrot?79.4% (Census 2011)