# Kalas Bk. Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/kalas-bk/ Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar # Kalas Bk. Kalas Bk. is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,132 people in 817 households**, the 8th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 4,132people (2011) - 817households - 79.2%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Kalas Bk. PIN code and other codes Kalas Bk. falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkola - Census village code557243 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalas Bk. from nearby towns? - Akola (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)110 km by road - Sangamner (nearest town)15 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 Kalas Bk.? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Kalas Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akole - ○Degree college5–10 km · Akole - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Akole - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 16 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 Kalas Bk. known for? About 78% of the 1,127 hectares of village land is sown, and 573 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 Kalas Bk. Of every 100 households in Kalas Bk. in 2011, 75 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kalas Bk. · ■ Akola rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **61% Toilet within the home ****49%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **52% Tap water ****38%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **80% Use banking services ****88%** **84% Television ****55%** **33% Mobile phone ****78%** **55% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****50%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **33% Own their home ****86%** **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 Kalas Bk.? ■ Kalas Bk. · ■ Akola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **74.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **897 Working population ****52.8%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 71.7% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,112 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 656 (30%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 215 (10%) · **■** Marginal 166 (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 - Samsherpur4,883 people - Bramhanwada4,732 people - Ganore4,580 people - Dhumalwadi4,258 people - Dhamangaon-awari4,077 people - Navalewadi3,782 people - Virgaon3,545 people - Rumbhodi3,255 people [All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kalas Bk. from Ahmadnagar?110 km by road - What is the population of Kalas Bk.?4,132 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalas Bk. in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kalas Bk.?79.2% (Census 2011)