# Akola District, Maharashtra – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Maharashtra 

# Akola district

Akola is a district of Maharashtra, 25th of 35 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,813,906 people** in 7 sub-districts, 12 towns and 986 villages; 40% lived in towns. The largest town is [Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akola/akola/) (425,817).

- 1,813,906people (2011)
- 7sub-districts
- 12towns
- 88.0%literacy

## Who lives in Akola?

Akola had **1,813,906 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.6% of Maharashtra's population and 25th of 35 districts of Maharashtra by population. There were 946 women for every 1,000 men (above the Maharashtra figure of 929; 18th of 35 districts of Maharashtra). Among children under 7 the ratio was 912 girls per 1,000 boys (the Maharashtra figure is 894). An average household had 4.6 people, against 4.6 across Maharashtra.

## How literate is Akola?

88.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Maharashtra's 82.3%), 4th of 35 districts of Maharashtra. Men were at 92.3% and women at 83.5% — a gap of 8.8 points (it is 12.5 points across Maharashtra). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akola/) (90.5%) and lowest in [Barshitakli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/) (83.6%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Akola do for a living?

42.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 28.1%). Of all workers, 16% farmed their own land, 44% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 29% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 10% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 60% of workers here, against 46% across Maharashtra. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Barshitakli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/) (82% of workers in farming) and the least is [Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akola/) (34% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 16 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (29%) · **■** Marginal 10 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Akola

39.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below Maharashtra's 45.2%), 8th of 35 districts of Maharashtra. The Census counted 12 towns: 6 statutory towns with a municipality and 6 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akola/akola/) with 425,817 people, home to 59% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Akola

Akola had 986 census villages, 864 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,266 people; 29 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Hiwarkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/telhara/hiwarkhed/) (23,216), [Barshi Takali](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/barshi-takali/) (21,817), [Wadegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/wadegaon/) (18,257), [Borgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akola/borgaon-530113/) (16,858) and [Paras](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/paras/) (13,683).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Akola district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Akola district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The District of Akola as reconstituted in 1905 has an area of 4111 sq. m. the population of this area in 1901 being 754,804. (Before the alteration of the boundaries the area of the district was 2678 sq. m., and the population 582,540.) The surface of the country is generally flat, the greater part being situated in the central valley of Berar. On the north it is bounded by the Melghat hills. By the addition of Basim and Mangrul taluks in 1005, the district includes the eastern part of the Ajanta hills, with peaks rising to 2000 ft., and the tableland of Basim (q.v.) North of the Ajanta hills the country is drained eastward by the Purna affluent of the Tapti and its tributaries. None of the rivers is navigable. The climate resembles that of Berar generally, but the heat during April to mid-June, when the rains begin, is very great, the average temperature at the town of Akola in May for the twenty-five years ending 1901 being 94·4° F. But even during the hot season the nights are cool. The annual rainfall averages 34 in. In the Purna valley the soil is everywhere a rich black loam, and nearly the whole of the land is cultivated. Very little land is under irrigation. The principal crop is cotton, and the staple grain millet. Wheat and pulses are also grown.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Akola compared with Maharashtra

■ Akola · ■ Maharashtra

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**894

Working population ****42.3%**

**44.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Akola

Of every 100 households in Akola in 2011, 80 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akola · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

Toilet within the home ****46%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

Tap water ****59%**

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

Use banking services ****56%**

Television ****45%**

Mobile phone ****46%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****18%**

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

None of these assets ****32%**

Own their home ****87%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Akola

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Telhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/telhara/) 172,359 101 1 

[Akot](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/) 255,540 180 1 

[Balapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/) 189,412 98 1 

[Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akola/) 733,852 190 7 

[Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/) 174,650 163 1 

[Patur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/patur/) 138,730 95 1 

[Barshitakli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/) 149,363 159 0 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Akola

- Akola · 425,817
- Akot · 92,637
- Balapur · 44,594
- Murtijapur · 40,295
- Patur · 21,095
- Telhara · 20,986
- Umri Pragane Balapur · 20,262
- Malkapur · 15,420
- Shivani · 13,699
- Khadki Bk · 12,133
- Umari Pr. Akola · 6,756
- Shivar · 6,047

## Largest villages in Akola

- Hiwarkhed · 23,216
- Barshi Takali · 21,817
- Wadegaon · 18,257
- Borgaon · 16,858
- Paras · 13,683
- Adgaon Bk. · 9,815
- Mana · 9,216
- Alegaon · 8,763
- Tapalabad · 7,968
- Pinjar · 7,810
- Danapur · 7,774
- Belkhed · 7,471
- Mahan · 6,818
- Mundgaon · 6,440
- Kurum · 6,399
- Kurankhed · 6,296
- Ugwa · 5,997
- Hatgaon · 5,952
- Dahihanda · 5,922
- Akoli Jahangir · 5,918

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Akola?7: Telhara, Akot, Balapur, Akola, Murtijapur, Patur, Barshitakli
- What is the population of Akola district?1,813,906 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Akola?Akola