# Akalma Village, Chhapara, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chhapara, Seoni 

# Akalma

Akalma is a village in Chhapara sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **711 people in 150 households**, the 60th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 711people (2011)
- 150households
- 51.8%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Akalma PIN code and other codes

Akalma falls in Chhapara sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChhapara
- Census village code496091

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

## How far is Akalma from nearby towns?

- Dungaria Chhapara (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Seoni (district HQ)55 km by road
- Lakhnadon (nearest town)33 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 Akalma?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Akalma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhimgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhapara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Akalma known for?

About 58% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Akalma

Of every 100 households in Akalma in 2011, 91 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akalma · ■ Chhapara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**60%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**56%

Own their home ****83%**

**91%

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 Akalma?

■ Akalma · ■ Chhapara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**948

Working population ****65.0%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 42.8% for women. 72% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 131 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (42%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 119 (26%)

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 Chhapara

- Gorakhpur732 people
- Berdhana729 people
- Atama723 people
- Kareli719 people
- Chhapara Khurd708 people
- Imaliya Ryt.706 people
- Niwari Ryt.704 people
- Bhatamatra703 people

[All 157 villages in Chhapara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/chhapara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akalma from Seoni?55 km by road
- What is the population of Akalma?711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akalma in?Seoni district (Chhapara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akalma?51.8% (Census 2011)