# Akawi Village, Mhow, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mhow, Indore 

# Akawi

Akawi is a village in Mhow sub-district of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 105 households**, the 108th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 566people (2011)
- 105households
- 68.3%literacy
- 1,096females per 1,000 males

## Akawi PIN code and other codes

Akawi falls in Mhow sub-district, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMhow
- Census village code476399

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

## How far is Akawi from nearby towns?

- Mhow (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Indore (district HQ)28 km by road
- Mhowgaon (nearest town)8 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 Akawi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Akawi; 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mhow
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gawlipalasya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Akawi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean**. About 62% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Akawi

Of every 100 households in Akawi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akawi · ■ Mhow rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

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

**46%

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

**53%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**68%

Use banking services ****52%**

**48%

Television ****35%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**32%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**87%

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 Akawi?

■ Akawi · ■ Mhow rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1389**

**929

Working population ****60.2%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 54.1% for women. 67% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 94 (28%) · **■** Marginal 210 (62%)

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 Mhow

- Gopalpura594 people
- Ghoda Khur591 people
- Rajpura573 people
- Silotiya571 people
- Telanbardi542 people
- Buraliya536 people
- Kolani531 people
- Pipal Khut517 people

[All 172 villages in Mhow](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/mhow/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akawi from Indore?28 km by road
- What is the population of Akawi?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akawi in?Indore district (Mhow sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akawi?68.3% (Census 2011)