# Kherda Village, Akot, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Akot, Akola 

# Kherda

Kherda is a village in Akot sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **107 people in 26 households**, the 134th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 107people (2011)
- 26households
- 83.0%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Kherda PIN code and other codes

Kherda falls in Akot sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkot
- Census village code529801

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

## How far is Kherda from nearby towns?

- Akot (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)40 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)9 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 Kherda?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Kherda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sonwardi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akot
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Kherda known for?

About 98% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kherda

Of every 100 households in Kherda in 2011, 65 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kherda · ■ Akot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**82%

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

**48%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****73%**

**57%

Television ****27%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Kherda?

■ Kherda · ■ Akot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**924

Working population ****52.3%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 73.3% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (46%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 12 (21%)

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 Akot

- Mirzapur160 people
- Kolwihir126 people
- Shahapur Pr. Akot125 people
- Salkhed118 people
- Dhaga104 people
- Wasali Nagapur100 people
- Dahikhel Futkar83 people
- Gajipur69 people

[All 180 villages in Akot](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kherda from Akola?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kherda?107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherda in?Akola district (Akot sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kherda?83.0% (Census 2011)