# Dab Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/dab/ Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar # Dab Dab is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,455 people in 697 households**, the 2nd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 4,455people (2011) - 697households - 55.3%literacy - 1,019females per 1,000 males ## Dab PIN code and other codes Dab falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkkalkuwa - Census village code525093 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dab from nearby towns? - Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ)65 km by road - Talode (nearest town)25 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 Dab? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Dab; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Akkalkuwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Dab known for? The main crops are **jowar, maize and chilli**. About 28% of the 3,930 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,108 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 Dab Of every 100 households in Dab in 2011, 6 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dab · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **30% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****2%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****42%** **23% Television ****0%** **6% Mobile phone ****6%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****90%** **77% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Dab? ■ Dab · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **949 Working population ****45.2%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.4% for men and 50.5% for women. 45% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 273 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,471 (73%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (1%) · **■** Marginal 248 (12%) 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 Akkalkuwa - Bhagdari7,087 people - Molgi4,393 people - Kathi3,722 people - Moramba3,503 people - Gaman3,097 people [All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dab from Nandurbar?65 km by road - What is the population of Dab?4,455 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dab in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dab?55.3% (Census 2011)