# Akkol Village, Chikodi, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Chikodi, Belgaum 

# Akkol

Akkol is a village in Chikodi sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591211**. The 2011 Census counted **8,823 people in 1,958 households**, the 13th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 8,823people (2011)
- 1,958households
- 75.9%literacy
- 591211PIN code

## Akkol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akkol is 591211.** Akkol falls in Chikodi sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.

- PIN code591211
- Gram panchayatAkkol
- Community development blockChikodi
- Census village code597125

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

## How far is Akkol from nearby towns?

- Chikodi (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ)85 km by road
- Nipani (nearest town)16 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 Akkol?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Akkol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Benadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nippani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nipani
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Akkol known for?

The main crops are **jowar, bajra and ground nut**. About 90% of the 939 hectares of village land is sown, and 850 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 Akkol

Of every 100 households in Akkol in 2011, 87 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Akkol · ■ Chikodi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**68%

Tap water ****81%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**19%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****83%**

**76%

Television ****55%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**23%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****90%**

**92%

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 Akkol?

■ Akkol · ■ Chikodi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**901

Working population ****50.0%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 65.5% for women. 62% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,096 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 996 (23%) · **■** Household industry 61 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,293 (29%) · **■** Marginal 963 (22%)

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 Chikodi

- Kabbur10,949 people
- Bhoj10,524 people
- Galatga9,817 people
- Karadaga8,937 people
- Manjari8,613 people
- Ingali8,556 people
- Karoshi8,481 people
- Pattankudi8,362 people

[All 132 villages in Chikodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akkol?591211
- How far is Akkol from Belgaum?85 km by road
- What is the population of Akkol?8,823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akkol in?Belgaum district (Chikodi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Akkol?75.9% (Census 2011)