# Akola Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gotegaon, Narsimhapur 

# Akola

Akola is a village in Gotegaon sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **578 people in 133 households**, the 99th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 578people (2011)
- 133households
- 74.9%literacy
- 818females per 1,000 males

## Akola PIN code and other codes

Akola falls in Gotegaon sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGotegaon
- Census village code490487

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?

- Gotegaon (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gotegaon (nearest town)25 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?

6 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karkbel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narsimhapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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?

About 85% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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, 51 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akola · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**40%

Television ****21%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Akola?

■ Akola · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****581**

**897

Working population ****44.5%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 64.7% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (60%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 19 (7%)

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 Gotegaon

- Atariya594 people
- Dighari594 people
- Deguwan592 people
- Baglai Ujar588 people
- Gurra566 people
- Pipariya560 people
- Nandiya556 people
- Neguwan540 people

[All 250 villages in Gotegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akola from Narsimhapur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Akola?578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akola in?Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akola?74.9% (Census 2011)