# Rustamabad Village, Barshitakli, Akola (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/rustamabad/ Village · Barshitakli, Akola # Rustamabad Rustamabad is a village in Barshitakli sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,774 people in 388 households**, the 11th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%. - 1,774people (2011) - 388households - 87.8%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Rustamabad PIN code and other codes Rustamabad falls in Barshitakli sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBarshitakli - Census village code530472 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rustamabad from nearby towns? - Barshitakli (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Akola (district HQ)18 km by road - Akola (nearest town)18 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 Rustamabad? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Rustamabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barshitakli - ○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 marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Rustamabad known for? About 84% of the 455 hectares of village land is sown, and 346 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 Rustamabad Of every 100 households in Rustamabad in 2011, 71 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rustamabad · ■ Barshitakli rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **72% Toilet within the home ****16%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **75% Tap water ****50%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****53%** **58% Television ****41%** **28% Mobile phone ****31%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **47% Own their home ****93%** **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 Rustamabad? ■ Rustamabad · ■ Barshitakli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **83.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055** **912 Working population ****44.3%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 82.1% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 580 (74%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (7%) · **■** Marginal 22 (3%) 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 - Dagadparwa2,291 people - Wizora1,943 people - Zodga1,917 people - Januna1,866 people - Morhal1,767 people - Hatola1,763 people - Kajaleshwar1,754 people - Punoti Bk.1,742 people [All 159 villages in Barshitakli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rustamabad from Akola?18 km by road - What is the population of Rustamabad?1,774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rustamabad in?Akola district (Barshitakli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Rustamabad?87.8% (Census 2011)