# Akala Village, Jaitpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol 

# Akala

Akala is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **454 people in 118 households**, the 132nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 454people (2011)
- 118households
- 45.5%literacy
- 1,183females per 1,000 males

## Akala PIN code and other codes

Akala falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPali No.1
- Census village code501559

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

## How far is Akala from nearby towns?

- Jaitpur (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)30 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)30 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 Akala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Akala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chohati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Akala known for?

About 12% of the 1,175 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Akala

Of every 100 households in Akala in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akala · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**16%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**67%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Akala?

■ Akala · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1183**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1226**

**972

Working population ****62.3%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 38.5% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (42%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 85 (30%)

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 Jaitpur

- Atrauthi461 people
- Tikathi459 people
- Gudha455 people
- Kund455 people
- Chhotki Tola454 people
- Ghor Bandha453 people
- Sagara Tola452 people
- Karhi Tola449 people

[All 185 villages in Jaitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akala from Shahdol?30 km by road
- What is the population of Akala?454 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akala in?Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akala?45.5% (Census 2011)