# Khirkund Bk. Village, Akot, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/khirkund-bk/ Village · Akot, Akola # Khirkund Bk. Khirkund Bk. is a village in Akot sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,433 people in 256 households**, the 31st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%. - 1,433people (2011) - 256households - 69.0%literacy - 1,004females per 1,000 males ## Khirkund Bk. PIN code and other codes Khirkund Bk. falls in Akot sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkot - Census village code529750 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khirkund Bk. from nearby towns? - Akot (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Akola (district HQ)67 km by road - Akot (nearest town)22 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 Khirkund Bk.? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Khirkund Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ruikhed - ○Degree college10+ km · Akot - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akot - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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)20 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 Khirkund Bk. known for? The main crops are **jowar and cotton**. About 93% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Khirkund Bk. Of every 100 households in Khirkund Bk. in 2011, 16 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khirkund Bk. · ■ Akot rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **74% Toilet within the home ****3%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **65% Tap water ****21%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **91% Use banking services ****34%** **57% Television ****6%** **34% Mobile phone ****13%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****58%** **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 Khirkund Bk.? ■ Khirkund Bk. · ■ Akot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **86.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140** **924 Working population ****53.8%** **48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 58.8% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 643 (83%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%) 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 - Wadali Satwai1,900 people - Raundala1,835 people - Karodi1,820 people - Mankari1,580 people - Takli Kh.1,376 people - Balegaon1,353 people - Deulgaon1,323 people - Dinoda1,298 people [All 180 villages in Akot](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khirkund Bk. from Akola?67 km by road - What is the population of Khirkund Bk.?1,433 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khirkund Bk. in?Akola district (Akot sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khirkund Bk.?69.0% (Census 2011)