# Tamshi Village, Balapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/tamshi/ Village · Balapur, Akola # Tamshi Tamshi is a village in Balapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,467 people in 339 households**, the 29th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 1,467people (2011) - 339households - 85.9%literacy - 980females per 1,000 males ## Tamshi PIN code and other codes Tamshi falls in Balapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBalapur - Census village code529965 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tamshi from nearby towns? - Balapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Akola (district HQ)34 km by road - Balapur (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 Tamshi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Tamshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wadegaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Akola - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Tamshi known for? About 85% of the 506 hectares of village land is sown, and 414 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 Tamshi Of every 100 households in Tamshi in 2011, 55 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Tamshi · ■ Balapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **73% Toilet within the home ****22%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **69% Tap water ****2%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **87% Use banking services ****54%** **55% Television ****15%** **31% Mobile phone ****31%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **43% Own their home ****95%** **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 Tamshi? ■ Tamshi · ■ Balapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **929 Working population ****60.3%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 79.8% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 596 (67%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (12%) · **■** Marginal 70 (8%) 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 - Bharatpur1,604 people - Manarkhed1,582 people - Kasura1,476 people - Naya Andura1,470 people - Borgaon Vairale1,442 people - Kalamba Bk1,409 people - Chincholi Ganu1,375 people - Manaki1,356 people [All 98 villages in Balapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tamshi from Akola?34 km by road - What is the population of Tamshi?1,467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tamshi in?Akola district (Balapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Tamshi?85.9% (Census 2011)