# Akhapura Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/akhapura/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Akhapura Akhapura is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,218 people in 207 households**, the 59th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,218people (2011) - 207households - 52.3%literacy - 990females per 1,000 males ## Akhapura PIN code and other codes Akhapura falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477398 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akhapura from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)50 km by road - Bhikangaon (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 Akhapura? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Akhapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chirwa - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhikangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Akhapura known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 58% of the 539 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Akhapura Of every 100 households in Akhapura in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Akhapura · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **77% Toilet within the home ****0%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****62%** **32% Television ****2%** **20% Mobile phone ****24%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****57%** **50% Own their home ****97%** **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 Akhapura? ■ Akhapura · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **936 Working population ****48.6%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.6% for men and 46.2% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 133 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (61%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 89 (15%) 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 Bhikangaon - Pokhar Khurd1,302 people - Machhalgaon1,277 people - Bhatalpura1,268 people - Pachhaya1,226 people - Bhagwanpura1,204 people - Sirlai Bujurg1,200 people - Balkhadya1,199 people - Piplai Khurd1,193 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Akhapura from Khargone?50 km by road - What is the population of Akhapura?1,218 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akhapura in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Akhapura?52.3% (Census 2011)