# Ruikhed Village, Akot, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/ruikhed/ Village · Akot, Akola # Ruikhed Ruikhed is a village in Akot sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,478 people in 571 households**, the 16th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%. - 2,478people (2011) - 571households - 87.4%literacy - 899females per 1,000 males ## Ruikhed PIN code and other codes Ruikhed falls in Akot sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkot - Census village code529761 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ruikhed from nearby towns? - Akot (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Akola (district HQ)60 km by road - Akot (nearest town)17 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 Ruikhed? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Ruikhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○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 ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Ruikhed known for? About 90% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Ruikhed Of every 100 households in Ruikhed in 2011, 76 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ruikhed · ■ Akot rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **74% Toilet within the home ****47%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **65% Tap water ****99%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **91% Use banking services ****64%** **57% Television ****40%** **34% Mobile phone ****44%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **41% Own their home ****87%** **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 Ruikhed? ■ Ruikhed · ■ Akot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%** **86.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **924 Working population ****40.0%** **48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 82.7% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 294 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 547 (55%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (9%) · **■** Marginal 54 (5%) 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 - Mohala3,004 people - Amboda2,938 people - Asegaon Bajar2,826 people - Kinkhed2,820 people - Sawara2,474 people - Kasod Shivpur2,262 people - Punda2,249 people - Warur2,235 people [All 180 villages in Akot](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ruikhed from Akola?60 km by road - What is the population of Ruikhed?2,478 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ruikhed in?Akola district (Akot sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ruikhed?87.4% (Census 2011)