# Shamabad Village, Akola, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Akola, Akola 

# Shamabad

Shamabad is a village in Akola sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 48 households**, the 157th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 187people (2011)
- 48households
- 80.1%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Shamabad PIN code and other codes

Shamabad falls in Akola sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkola
- Census village code530043

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

## How far is Shamabad from nearby towns?

- Akola (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)20 km by road
- Akola (nearest town)20 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 Shamabad?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Shamabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Akhatwada
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akoli Kh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Shamabad known for?

About 96% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Shamabad

Of every 100 households in Shamabad in 2011, 83 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shamabad · ■ Akola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**37%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****40%**

**58%

Television ****11%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Shamabad?

■ Shamabad · ■ Akola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**909

Working population ****59.4%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 66.7% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (90%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%)

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

- Khobarkhed248 people
- Shahapur235 people
- Sultan Ajampur193 people
- Nawakheda192 people
- Hingna Kumbhari181 people
- Rajapur157 people
- Tamsi155 people
- Wakapur138 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shamabad from Akola?20 km by road
- What is the population of Shamabad?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamabad in?Akola district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shamabad?80.1% (Census 2011)