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

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Village · Akot, Akola 

# Parala

Parala is a village in Akot sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,112 people in 248 households**, the 45th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 1,112people (2011)
- 248households
- 87.9%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Parala PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAkot
- Census village code529846

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

## How far is Parala from nearby towns?

- Akot (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)31 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)28 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 Parala?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Parala; 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 phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Parala known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 94% of the 753 hectares of village land is sown, and 705 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 Parala

Of every 100 households in Parala in 2011, 72 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parala · ■ Akot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**65%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**91%

Use banking services ****67%**

**57%

Television ****32%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Parala?

■ Parala · ■ Akot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**924

Working population ****56.3%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 81.9% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (56%) · **■** Household industry 41 (7%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Kawasa Bk.1,230 people
- Sawargaon1,216 people
- Danori1,177 people
- Kautha Bk.1,157 people
- Mahagaon1,102 people
- Rohankhed1,082 people
- Maroda1,081 people
- Belura1,076 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Parala from Akola?31 km by road
- What is the population of Parala?1,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parala in?Akola district (Akot sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Parala?87.9% (Census 2011)