# Akale Village, Chiplun, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/akale/ Village · Chiplun, Ratnagiri # Akale Akale is a village in Chiplun sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,617 people in 413 households**, the 45th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 1,617people (2011) - 413households - 78.1%literacy - 989females per 1,000 males ## Akale PIN code and other codes Akale falls in Chiplun sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChiplun - Census village code565235 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akale from nearby towns? - Chiplun (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)64 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)18 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 Akale? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Akale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Chiplun - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanhe Pimpli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Akale known for? About 28% of the 987 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Akale Of every 100 households in Akale in 2011, 88 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Akale · ■ Chiplun rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****30%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **23% Tap water ****81%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **79% Use banking services ****55%** **54% Television ****31%** **41% Mobile phone ****23%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****5%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****44%** **28% Own their home ****96%** **89% 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 Akale? ■ Akale · ■ Chiplun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **82.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **1095 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **949 Working population ****41.1%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 67.6% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (9%) · **■** Other work 113 (17%) · **■** Marginal 475 (72%) 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 Chiplun - Mundhe Tarf Chiplun1,679 people - Nagave1,678 people - Kushivade1,648 people - Bhom1,623 people - Kapare1,564 people - Adare1,563 people - Talsar1,535 people - Umroli1,516 people [All 165 villages in Chiplun](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/chiplun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Akale from Ratnagiri?64 km by road - What is the population of Akale?1,617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akale in?Ratnagiri district (Chiplun sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Akale?78.1% (Census 2011)