# Akhatwade Village, Shevgaon, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shevgaon, Ahmadnagar 

# Akhatwade

Akhatwade is a village in Shevgaon sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,386 people in 468 households**, the 29th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,386people (2011)
- 468households
- 76.0%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Akhatwade PIN code and other codes

Akhatwade falls in Shevgaon sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShevgaon
- Census village code557824

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

## How far is Akhatwade from nearby towns?

- Shevgaon (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)57 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)57 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 Akhatwade?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Akhatwade; 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
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shevgav
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shevgav
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shevgav
- ○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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Akhatwade known for?

About 97% of the 1,082 hectares of village land is sown, and 363 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 Akhatwade

Of every 100 households in Akhatwade in 2011, 45 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akhatwade · ■ Shevgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**63%

Tap water ****12%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****45%**

**76%

Television ****46%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Akhatwade?

■ Akhatwade · ■ Shevgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**843

Working population ****59.6%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 63.9% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 628 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 648 (46%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (5%) · **■** Marginal 62 (4%)

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 Shevgaon

- Ranegaon2,526 people
- Gadewadi2,426 people
- Sultanpur Bk.2,405 people
- Pingewadi2,401 people
- Gaikwad-jalgaon2,164 people
- Hasnapur2,077 people
- Golegaon2,064 people
- Khampimpri2,059 people

[All 112 villages in Shevgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shevgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akhatwade from Ahmadnagar?57 km by road
- What is the population of Akhatwade?2,386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhatwade in?Ahmadnagar district (Shevgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Akhatwade?76.0% (Census 2011)
