# Akhade Village, Sakri, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sakri, Dhule 

# Akhade

Akhade is a village in Sakri sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,373 people in 427 households**, the 40th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 2,373people (2011)
- 427households
- 64.1%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Akhade PIN code and other codes

Akhade falls in Sakri sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSakri
- Census village code526280

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

## How far is Akhade from nearby towns?

- Sakri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dhule (district HQ)70 km by road
- Nandurbar (nearest town)40 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 Akhade?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Akhade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nijampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nijampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Akhade known for?

About 61% of the 2,004 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,184 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 Akhade

Of every 100 households in Akhade in 2011, 68 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Akhade · ■ Sakri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**61%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**84%

Use banking services ****38%**

**35%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****71%**

**50%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Akhade?

■ Akhade · ■ Sakri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**946

Working population ****56.4%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 54.3% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 348 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 861 (64%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Sakri

- Basarawal2,658 people
- Bopkhel2,638 people
- Ghodade2,607 people
- Pratappur2,441 people
- Chipalipada2,354 people
- Shivarimal2,342 people
- Warse2,317 people
- Nandarakhi2,315 people

[All 225 villages in Sakri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/sakri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akhade from Dhule?70 km by road
- What is the population of Akhade?2,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhade in?Dhule district (Sakri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Akhade?64.1% (Census 2011)