# Akola Village, Ramtek, Nagpur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ramtek, Nagpur 

# Akola

Akola is a village in Ramtek sub-district of Nagpur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 101 households**, the 91st largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 484people (2011)
- 101households
- 73.1%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Akola PIN code and other codes

Akola falls in Ramtek sub-district, Nagpur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRamtek
- Census village code535497

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?

- Ramtek (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Nagpur (district HQ)79 km by road
- Ramtek (nearest town)35 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?

7 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramtek
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ramtek
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Akola known for?

About 45% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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, 29 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akola · ■ Ramtek rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**53%

Tap water ****6%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****81%**

**63%

Television ****2%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**83%

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 · ■ Ramtek rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697**

**944

Working population ****45.7%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 58.4% for women. 65% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (37%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 130 (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 Ramtek

- Garra505 people
- Sitapur504 people
- Nawegaon501 people
- Hiwara490 people
- Navegaon475 people
- Ghoti471 people
- Lohara464 people
- Khandala463 people

[All 156 villages in Ramtek](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/ramtek/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akola from Nagpur?79 km by road
- What is the population of Akola?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akola in?Nagpur district (Ramtek sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Akola?73.1% (Census 2011)