# Punda Village, Akot, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/punda/ Village · Akot, Akola # Punda Punda is a village in Akot sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,249 people in 529 households**, the 19th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%. - 2,249people (2011) - 529households - 89.6%literacy - 969females per 1,000 males ## Punda PIN code and other codes Punda falls in Akot sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkot - Census village code529818 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punda from nearby towns? - Akot (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Akola (district HQ)62 km by road - Akot (nearest town)18 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 Punda? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Punda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Akot - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Punda known for? About 97% of the 1,472 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,432 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 Punda Of every 100 households in Punda in 2011, 80 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Punda · ■ Akot rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **74% Toilet within the home ****31%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **65% Tap water ****100%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **91% Use banking services ****70%** **57% Television ****40%** **34% Mobile phone ****44%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **41% Own their home ****96%** **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 Punda? ■ Punda · ■ Akot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%** **86.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851** **924 Working population ****51.8%** **48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.4% for men and 84.7% for women. 63% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 708 (61%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (7%) · **■** Marginal 148 (13%) 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 - Kinkhed2,820 people - Ruikhed2,478 people - Sawara2,474 people - Kasod Shivpur2,262 people - Warur2,235 people - Pimpri Kh.2,095 people - Deori2,083 people - Popatkhed2,001 people [All 180 villages in Akot](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Punda from Akola?62 km by road - What is the population of Punda?2,249 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punda in?Akola district (Akot sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Punda?89.6% (Census 2011)