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

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Village · Akot, Akola 

# Salkhed

Salkhed is a village in Akot sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **118 people in 26 households**, the 133rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 118people (2011)
- 26households
- 88.5%literacy
- 1,145females per 1,000 males

## Salkhed PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAkot
- Census village code529864

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

## How far is Salkhed from nearby towns?

- Akot (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)27 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)10 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 Salkhed?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Salkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chohatta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Salkhed known for?

About 97% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Salkhed

Of every 100 households in Salkhed in 2011, 65 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salkhed · ■ Akot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**65%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**57%

Television ****50%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Salkhed?

■ Salkhed · ■ Akot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1145**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**924

Working population ****57.6%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 80.4% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (88%) · **■** Other work 4 (6%)

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

- Agaskhed166 people
- Mirzapur160 people
- Kolwihir126 people
- Shahapur Pr. Akot125 people
- Kherda107 people
- Dhaga104 people
- Wasali Nagapur100 people
- Dahikhel Futkar83 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Salkhed from Akola?27 km by road
- What is the population of Salkhed?118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salkhed in?Akola district (Akot sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Salkhed?88.5% (Census 2011)