# Akola, Akola (Maharashtra) – City Population, History & Wards > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akola/akola/ City · Akola, Maharashtra # Akola Akola is a city in Akola sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra (municipal corporation). The 2011 Census counted **425,817 people** in 86,016 households. Literacy was 91.9%. - 425,817people (2011) - 86,016households - 91.9%literacy - 71census wards ## Population of Akola ■ Akola · ■ Akola urban average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%** **91.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **903 Working population ****32.7%** **33.2% 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, 94 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Akola · ■ Akola urban average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****74%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **18% Tap water ****71%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **64% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **57% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **37% Use banking services ****58%** **56% Television ****74%** **67% Mobile phone ****67%** **64% Computer with internet ****5%** **3% Two-wheeler ****38%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****11%** **15% Own their home ****72%** **76% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Akola in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Akola as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > AKOLA, a town and district of India, in Berar, otherwise known as the Hyderabad Assigned Districts. The town is on the Murna tributary of the Purna river, 930 ft. above the sea, Akola proper being on the west bank, and Tajnapeth, containing the government buildings and European residences, on the east bank. It is a station on the Nagpur branch of the Great Indian Peninsula railway and is 383 m. It had a population (1901) of 29,289. It is walled, and has a citadel built in the early years of the 19th century. Akola is one of the chief centres of the cotton trade in Berar, and has numerous ginning factories and cotton presses. Among the educational establishments are a government high school, and an industrial school supported by a Protestant mission. 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. ## What people in Akola work as ******** **■** Services, trade & industry 123,370 (89%) · **■** Household industry 2,577 (2%) · **■** Farming 6,058 (4%) · **■** Marginal 7,278 (5%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How has the population of Akola changed? From 29,289 in 1901 to 425,817 in 2011. **1901 **1911 **1921 **1931 **1941 **1951 **1961 **1971 **1981 **1991 **2001 **2011 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Akola in numbers and road distances - Density18,166 per km² - Growth 2001–20116.3% - Annual rainfall826 mm - Temperature range8 °C to 45 °C ### Road distances - Greater Mumbai (state capital)595 km by road - Amravati (city of 1 lakh+)97 km by road - Amravati (city of 5 lakh+)97 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Services and economy in Akola ### Civic services - Pucca roads789 km - DrainageOpen and closed drains - Flush toilets49,974 - Water storage11,900 kl - Fire serviceIn town - Electricity — homes76,180 - Electricity — industry1,314 ### Hospitals - ●Allopathic hospitals2 · 817 beds · 200 doctors - ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 20 beds · 1 doctors - ●Dispensaries13 · 10 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitals3 · 5 doctors ### Schools and colleges - ●Primary schools76 govt · 45 private - ●Senior secondary schools14 govt · 42 private - ●Engineering colleges1 private - ●Medical colleges1 govt - ●Polytechnics2 govt · 1 private ### Banks - Nationalised banks17 - Private banks19 - Co-operative banks4 **Main manufactured goods:** gold finger, tur dal and edible oil. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Akola - Hospitals56 in Akola - Banks77 in Akola - ATMs40 in Akola - Petrol pumps10 in Akola - Hotels18 in Akola - Shopping malls2 in Akola - Schools8 in Akola - Colleges and universities15 in Akola - Cinemas4 in Akola - Pharmacies12 in Akola - Restaurants35 in Akola - Police stations5 in Akola - Dental clinics15 in Akola Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/). ## Akola ward list (2011) - Ward 649,199 people - Ward 19,090 people - Ward 188,227 people - Ward 38,189 people - Ward 527,966 people - Ward 97,848 people [Full ward list (71 wards) →](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akola/akola/wards/) ## Quick answers - What is the population of Akola?425,817 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akola in?Akola district, Maharashtra - What was the population of Akola in 1901?29,289 - How many wards does Akola have?71 census wards (2011)