# Mahagaon Village, Barshitakli, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/mahagaon-530495/ Village · Barshitakli, Akola # Mahagaon Mahagaon is a village in Barshitakli sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **977 people in 224 households**, the 47th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%. - 977people (2011) - 224households - 91.2%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Mahagaon PIN code and other codes Mahagaon falls in Barshitakli sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBarshitakli - Census village code530495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahagaon from nearby towns? - Barshitakli (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Akola (district HQ)28 km by road - Akola (nearest town)28 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 Mahagaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahagaon; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barshitakli - ○Degree college10+ km · Akola - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Mahagaon known for? About 92% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 411 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 Mahagaon Of every 100 households in Mahagaon in 2011, 63 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahagaon · ■ Barshitakli rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **72% Toilet within the home ****15%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****78%** **58% Television ****43%** **28% Mobile phone ****52%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **47% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Mahagaon? ■ Mahagaon · ■ Barshitakli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%** **83.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **912 Working population ****50.4%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 87.3% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 288 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (37%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%) 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 Barshitakli - Rajan Khed1,027 people - Donad Bk.1,019 people - Warkhed Kh.994 people - Anjani Bk.978 people - Kherda Kh.974 people - Waghajali963 people - Sahit946 people - Nimbi917 people [All 159 villages in Barshitakli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahagaon from Akola?28 km by road - What is the population of Mahagaon?977 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahagaon in?Akola district (Barshitakli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Mahagaon?91.2% (Census 2011)