# Shiswad Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar 

# Shiswad

Shiswad is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **422604**. The 2011 Census counted **810 people in 198 households**, the 126th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 810people (2011)
- 198households
- 53.7%literacy
- 422604PIN code

## Shiswad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shiswad is 422604.** Shiswad falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code422604
- Community development blockAkola
- Census village code557189

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

## How far is Shiswad from nearby towns?

- Akola (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)159 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 Shiswad?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shiswad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khadaki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Shiswad known for?

About 81% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 507 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 Shiswad

Of every 100 households in Shiswad in 2011, 48 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shiswad · ■ Akola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**52%

Tap water ****41%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**39%

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

**17%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****95%**

**84%

Television ****4%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**22%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****72%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shiswad?

■ Shiswad · ■ Akola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096**

**897

Working population ****70.5%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 41.6% for women. 70% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 439 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (13%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 38 (7%)

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

- Nilwande879 people
- Khadki Bk.872 people
- Malegaon866 people
- Rede838 people
- Samrad789 people
- Khadki Kh.777 people
- Pimpaldarawadi766 people
- Ambevangan765 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shiswad?422604
- How far is Shiswad from Ahmadnagar?159 km by road
- What is the population of Shiswad?810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiswad in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shiswad?53.7% (Census 2011)