# Akurde Village, Bhudargad, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/bhudargad/akurde/ Village · Bhudargad, Kolhapur # Akurde Akurde is a village in Bhudargad sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,281 people in 732 households**, the 5th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 3,281people (2011) - 732households - 80.1%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Akurde PIN code and other codes Akurde falls in Bhudargad sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhudargad - Census village code567802 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akurde from nearby towns? - Gargoti (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)53 km by road - Murgud (nearest town)13 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 Akurde? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Akurde; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gargoti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gargoti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Akurde known for? About 82% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 349 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 Akurde Of every 100 households in Akurde in 2011, 92 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Akurde · ■ Bhudargad rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****67%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **6% Tap water ****98%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **73% Use banking services ****78%** **83% Television ****45%** **48% Mobile phone ****60%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****15%** **20% Own their home ****96%** **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 Akurde? ■ Akurde · ■ Bhudargad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756** **839 Working population ****54.8%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 68.5% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 781 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (15%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Other work 318 (18%) · **■** Marginal 383 (21%) 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 Bhudargad - Gargoti14,301 people - Madilge Bk.5,175 people - Waghapur3,906 people - Mudal3,487 people - Koor3,272 people - Shengaon3,177 people - Nadhavade3,143 people - Mhasave2,891 people [All 117 villages in Bhudargad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/bhudargad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Akurde from Kolhapur?53 km by road - What is the population of Akurde?3,281 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akurde in?Kolhapur district (Bhudargad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Akurde?80.1% (Census 2011)