# Akiwat Village, Shirol, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shirol, Kolhapur 

# Akiwat

Akiwat is a village in Shirol sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416106**. The 2011 Census counted **9,268 people in 2,271 households**, the 9th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 9,268people (2011)
- 2,271households
- 77.6%literacy
- 416106PIN code

## Akiwat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akiwat is 416106.** Akiwat falls in Shirol sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416106
- Community development blockShirol
- Census village code567358

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

## How far is Akiwat from nearby towns?

- Shirol (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kurundvad (nearest town)7 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 Akiwat?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Akiwat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurundwad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Akiwat known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, soybean and banana**. About 62% of the 1,543 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 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 Akiwat

Of every 100 households in Akiwat in 2011, 90 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Akiwat · ■ Shirol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**14%

Tap water ****76%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**48%

Use banking services ****88%**

**73%

Television ****54%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**33%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****95%**

**87%

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 Akiwat?

■ Akiwat · ■ Shirol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**864

Working population ****48.9%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 71.2% for women. 64% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,529 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,261 (28%) · **■** Household industry 109 (2%) · **■** Other work 584 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,048 (23%)

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 Shirol

- Danoli14,075 people
- Yadrav10,530 people
- Dattawad9,711 people
- Shirdhon9,486 people
- Takavade8,735 people
- Kothali8,617 people
- Chipari7,876 people
- Dharangutti7,233 people

[All 54 villages in Shirol](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shirol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akiwat?416106
- How far is Akiwat from Kolhapur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Akiwat?9,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akiwat in?Kolhapur district (Shirol sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Akiwat?77.6% (Census 2011)