# Shend Village, Murtijapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Murtijapur, Akola 

# Shend

Shend is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 117 households**, the 86th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 486people (2011)
- 117households
- 85.1%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Shend PIN code and other codes

Shend falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurtijapur
- Census village code530317

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shend from nearby towns?

- Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)70 km by road
- Murtijapur (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 Shend?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shend; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Shend known for?

About 50% of the 699 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 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 Shend

Of every 100 households in Shend in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shend · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**65%

Tap water ****66%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****82%**

**64%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Shend?

■ Shend · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**934

Working population ****43.6%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 79.8% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (43%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 24 (11%)

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 Murtijapur

- Jambha Kh.518 people
- Bhagora516 people
- Unkhed509 people
- Kolsara507 people
- Nagoli481 people
- Repatkhed467 people
- Arkhed462 people
- Bramhi456 people

[All 163 villages in Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shend from Akola?70 km by road
- What is the population of Shend?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shend in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shend?85.1% (Census 2011)