# Agastinagar Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar 

# Agastinagar

Agastinagar is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **422601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,536 people in 357 households**, the 54th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 1,536people (2011)
- 357households
- 79.1%literacy
- 422601PIN code

## Agastinagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Agastinagar is 422601.** Agastinagar falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code422601
- Community development blockAkola
- Census village code557249

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

## How far is Agastinagar from nearby towns?

- Akola (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)122 km by road
- Sangamner (nearest town)24 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 Agastinagar?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Agastinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akole
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Akole
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Akole
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Agastinagar known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include sugar. About 72% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Agastinagar

Of every 100 households in Agastinagar in 2011, 85 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Agastinagar · ■ Akola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**52%

Tap water ****73%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**80%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****69%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**33%

Own their home ****59%**

**90%

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 Agastinagar?

■ Agastinagar · ■ Akola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**897

Working population ****55.7%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 71.2% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 401 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (16%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 229 (27%) · **■** Marginal 68 (8%)

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 Akola

- Shirpunje Bk.1,572 people
- Waghapur1,558 people
- Panjare1,545 people
- Udadawane1,539 people
- Baravwadi1,509 people
- Unchkhadak Kh.1,508 people
- Vithe1,500 people
- Vashere1,487 people

[All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Agastinagar?422601
- How far is Agastinagar from Ahmadnagar?122 km by road
- What is the population of Agastinagar?1,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agastinagar in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Agastinagar?79.1% (Census 2011)
