# Akola Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Akola

Akola is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,304 people in 282 households**, the 55th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,304people (2011)
- 282households
- 77.4%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Akola PIN code and other codes

Akola falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code529034

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

## How far is Akola from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)75 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)9 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 Akola?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Akola; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mehkar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mehkar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mehkar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Akola known for?

About 92% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 566 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 Akola

Of every 100 households in Akola in 2011, 56 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akola · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****34%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**44%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****66%**

**62%

Television ****27%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Akola?

■ Akola · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**828

Working population ****59.3%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 69.1% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (23%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 456 (59%)

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 Mehkar

- Bartala1,464 people
- Wadgaon Mali1,383 people
- Mandwa S.dongar1,356 people
- Mohana Bk.1,334 people
- Babhulkhed1,283 people
- Nagapur1,273 people
- Lavhala1,260 people
- Faijalapur1,257 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akola from Buldana?75 km by road
- What is the population of Akola?1,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akola in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Akola?77.4% (Census 2011)