# Shindkhed Village, Barshitakli, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/shindkhed/ Village · Barshitakli, Akola # Shindkhed Shindkhed is a village in Barshitakli sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,239 people in 770 households**, the 6th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%. - 3,239people (2011) - 770households - 88.1%literacy - 934females per 1,000 males ## Shindkhed PIN code and other codes Shindkhed falls in Barshitakli sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBarshitakli - Census village code530431 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shindkhed from nearby towns? - Barshitakli (sub-district HQ)7 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 Shindkhed? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Shindkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barshitakli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Shindkhed known for? About 77% of the 1,146 hectares of village land is sown, and 714 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 Shindkhed Of every 100 households in Shindkhed in 2011, 74 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shindkhed · ■ Barshitakli rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **72% Toilet within the home ****26%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****50%** **58% Television ****24%** **28% Mobile phone ****23%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****58%** **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 Shindkhed? ■ Shindkhed · ■ Barshitakli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **83.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **912 Working population ****56.0%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 81.3% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 212 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,482 (82%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (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 - Pinjar7,810 people - Mahan6,818 people - Kanheri4,376 people - Rajanda3,843 people - Dagadparwa2,291 people - Wizora1,943 people - Zodga1,917 people - Januna1,866 people [All 159 villages in Barshitakli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shindkhed from Akola?18 km by road - What is the population of Shindkhed?3,239 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shindkhed in?Akola district (Barshitakli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shindkhed?88.1% (Census 2011)