# Sakirwadi Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/sakirwadi/ Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar # Sakirwadi Sakirwadi is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,329 people in 300 households**, the 69th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 1,329people (2011) - 300households - 71.8%literacy - 1,020females per 1,000 males ## Sakirwadi PIN code and other codes Sakirwadi falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkola - Census village code557184 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakirwadi from nearby towns? - Akola (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)160 km by road - Sangamner (nearest town)53 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 Sakirwadi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sakirwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Sakirwadi known for? About 84% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 470 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 Sakirwadi Of every 100 households in Sakirwadi in 2011, 39 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sakirwadi · ■ Akola rural average Electricity for lighting ****39%** **61% Toilet within the home ****68%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **52% Tap water ****37%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **80% Use banking services ****89%** **84% Television ****12%** **33% Mobile phone ****44%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****51%** **33% Own their home ****96%** **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 Sakirwadi? ■ Sakirwadi · ■ Akola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **74.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286** **897 Working population ****47.1%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 413 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (17%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 49 (8%) · **■** Marginal 48 (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 - Mutkhel1,417 people - Sherankhel1,409 people - Chandgirwadi1,385 people - Mhaladevi1,359 people - Kohondi1,304 people - Dhamanvan1,299 people - Kombhalne1,281 people - Mogras1,269 people [All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakirwadi from Ahmadnagar?160 km by road - What is the population of Sakirwadi?1,329 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakirwadi in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sakirwadi?71.8% (Census 2011)