Village · Murtijapur, Akola
# Parad

Parad is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra, PIN code 444107. The 2011 Census counted 1,464 people in 341 households, the 20th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.
- 1,464 people (2011)
- 341 households
- 89.6% literacy
- 444107 PIN code

## Parad PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Parad is 444107. Parad falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.
- PIN code 444107
- Community development block Murtijapur
- Census village code 530175

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Parad from nearby towns?
- Murtijapur (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Akola (district HQ) 33 km by road
- Murtijapur (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Parad?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Parad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mangrulkambe
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akola
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Parad known for?

Products made here include wooden furniture and pottery making. About 82% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 464 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Parad

Of every 100 households in Parad in 2011, 75 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parad · ■ Murtijapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 75% 78%
- Toilet within the home 12% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 65%
- Tap water 100% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 89%
- Use banking services 71% 64%
- Television 17% 34%
- Mobile phone 32% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 60% 39%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Parad?

■ Parad · ■ Murtijapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.6% 88.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 897 934
- Working population 54.8% 48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 83.5% for women. 64% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 171 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 514 (64%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 31 (4%) · ■ Marginal 81 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Murtijapur
- Kanzara 1,624 people
- Mangrul Kambe 1,600 people
- Umari 1,526 people
- Sangwa 1,510 people
- Shelu Bajar 1,411 people
- Goregaon 1,365 people
- Dahatonda 1,351 people
- Chikhali 1,347 people

All 163 villages in Murtijapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Parad? 444107
- How far is Parad from Akola? 33 km by road
- What is the population of Parad? 1,464 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parad in? Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Parad? 89.6% (Census 2011)

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