# Akola Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Akola

Akola is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 108 households**, the 75th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 606people (2011)
- 108households
- 76.3%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Akola PIN code and other codes

Akola falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487706

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

## How far is Akola from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)12 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 Akola?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Akola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shobhapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Akola known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 88% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 345 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 Akola

Of every 100 households in Akola in 2011, 94 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akola · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****87%**

**51%

Television ****54%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Akola?

■ Akola · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1417**

**904

Working population ****29.9%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 132 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (23%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Sohagpur

- Sonpur620 people
- Bamari615 people
- Daringa607 people
- Khapa607 people
- Bodana Mitha606 people
- Pala Deori600 people
- Gujar Khapa590 people
- Suplai582 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akola from Hoshangabad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Akola?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akola in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akola?76.3% (Census 2011)