# Thar Village, Telhara, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/telhara/thar/ Village · Telhara, Akola # Thar Thar is a village in Telhara sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,113 people in 259 households**, the 37th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 1,113people (2011) - 259households - 86.5%literacy - 970females per 1,000 males ## Thar PIN code and other codes Thar falls in Telhara sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTelhara - Census village code529661 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thar from nearby towns? - Telhara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Akola (district HQ)44 km by road - Telhara (nearest town)5 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 Thar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Thar; 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Telhara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Telhara - ○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 libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Thar known for? The main crops are **cotton, jowar and soybean**. About 95% of the 475 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Thar Of every 100 households in Thar in 2011, 85 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thar · ■ Telhara rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **76% Toilet within the home ****15%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **61% Tap water ****89%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **91% Use banking services ****34%** **52% Television ****26%** **30% Mobile phone ****35%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **43% 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 Thar? ■ Thar · ■ Telhara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **939 Working population ****51.2%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 79.6% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (85%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 32 (6%) 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 Telhara - Changalwadi1,179 people - Talegaon Kh.1,177 people - Tudgaon1,122 people - Borha1,117 people - Talegaon Pr.wadner1,078 people - Khelkrushnaji1,065 people - Talegaon Pr.Paturdi1,048 people - Dapura1,020 people [All 101 villages in Telhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/telhara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Thar from Akola?44 km by road - What is the population of Thar?1,113 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thar in?Akola district (Telhara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Thar?86.5% (Census 2011)