Village · Akot, Akola # Popatkhed Popatkhed is a village in Akot sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra, PIN code 444101. The 2011 Census counted 2,001 people in 458 households, the 23rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%. - 2,001 people (2011) - 458 households - 72.9% literacy - 444101 PIN code ## Popatkhed PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Popatkhed is 444101. Popatkhed falls in Akot sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - PIN code 444101 - Community development block Akot - Census village code 529699 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Popatkhed from nearby towns? - Akot (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Akola (district HQ) 60 km by road - Akot (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Popatkhed? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Popatkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Akot - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akot - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akot - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Popatkhed known for? The main crops are cotton. About 61% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Popatkhed Of every 100 households in Popatkhed in 2011, 60 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Popatkhed · ■ Akot rural average - Electricity for lighting 60% 74% - Toilet within the home 8% 34% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 65% - Tap water 53% 82% - Drinking water within premises 20% 48% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 91% - Use banking services 35% 57% - Television 29% 34% - Mobile phone 20% 35% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 57% 41% - Own their home 94% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Popatkhed? ■ Popatkhed · ■ Akot rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.9% 86.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 924 - Working population 47.2% 48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 66.1% for women. 58% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 103 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 668 (71%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 141 (15%) · ■ Marginal 30 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akot - Punda 2,249 people - Warur 2,235 people - Pimpri Kh. 2,095 people - Deori 2,083 people - Adgaon Kh 1,993 people - Palsod 1,980 people - Chandikapur 1,926 people - Wadali Satwai 1,900 people All 180 villages in Akot ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Popatkhed? 444101 - How far is Popatkhed from Akola? 60 km by road - What is the population of Popatkhed? 2,001 (Census 2011) - Which district is Popatkhed in? Akola district (Akot sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Popatkhed? 72.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/popatkhed/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.