# Akala Village, Nanjangud, Mysore (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nanjangud, Mysore 

# Akala

Akala is a village in Nanjangud sub-district of Mysore district, Karnataka, PIN code **571314**. The 2011 Census counted **862 people in 222 households**, the 130th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 862people (2011)
- 222households
- 61.0%literacy
- 571314PIN code

## Akala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akala is 571314.** Akala falls in Nanjangud sub-district, Mysore district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571314
- Gram panchayatNellithalapura
- Community development blockNanjangud
- Census village code619137

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?

- Nanjangud (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Mysore (district HQ)45 km by road
- Saragur (nearest town)22 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?

11 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hullahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hullahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saragur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 16 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 **ragi**. About 65% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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, 98 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akala · ■ Nanjangud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****54%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**34%

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

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**82%

Use banking services ****16%**

**32%

Television ****37%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Akala?

■ Akala · ■ Nanjangud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****735**

**967

Working population ****41.9%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 54.9% for women. 70% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 173 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (9%) · **■** Marginal 45 (12%)

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 Nanjangud

- Hosakote939 people
- Ariyur932 people
- Hebya927 people
- Nandigunda907 people
- Kumbarahalli852 people
- Haniyamballi843 people
- Rajur828 people
- Madanahalli814 people

[All 190 villages in Nanjangud](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/nanjangud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akala?571314
- How far is Akala from Mysore?45 km by road
- What is the population of Akala?862 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akala in?Mysore district (Nanjangud sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Akala?61.0% (Census 2011)