# Hingana Shelad Village, Balapur, Akola (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/hingana-shelad/ Village · Balapur, Akola # Hingana Shelad Hingana Shelad is a village in Balapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **570 people in 138 households**, the 64th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 570people (2011) - 138households - 86.8%literacy - 875females per 1,000 males ## Hingana Shelad PIN code and other codes Hingana Shelad falls in Balapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBalapur - Census village code529953 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hingana Shelad from nearby towns? - Balapur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Akola (district HQ)26 km by road - Balapur (nearest town)7 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 Hingana Shelad? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Hingana Shelad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balapur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Balapur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Balapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 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 Hingana Shelad known for? About 74% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Hingana Shelad Of every 100 households in Hingana Shelad in 2011, 85 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hingana Shelad · ■ Balapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **73% Toilet within the home ****19%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **69% Tap water ****0%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **87% Use banking services ****63%** **55% Television ****28%** **31% Mobile phone ****44%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **43% Own their home ****84%** **91% 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 Hingana Shelad? ■ Hingana Shelad · ■ Balapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714** **929 Working population ****66.3%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 81.8% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 117 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (51%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 41 (11%) 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 Balapur - Khirpuri Kh.604 people - Sonala598 people - Nimbi580 people - Dagadkhed571 people - Ural Kh.569 people - Dhanegaon564 people - Nandkhed531 people - Kadoshi521 people [All 98 villages in Balapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hingana Shelad from Akola?26 km by road - What is the population of Hingana Shelad?570 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hingana Shelad in?Akola district (Balapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Hingana Shelad?86.8% (Census 2011)