# Akeri Village, Kudal, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kudal/akeri/ Village · Kudal, Sindhudurg # Akeri Akeri is a village in Kudal sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,959 people in 419 households**, the 14th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%. - 1,959people (2011) - 419households - 88.1%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Akeri PIN code and other codes Akeri falls in Kudal sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKudal - Census village code566810 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akeri from nearby towns? - Kudal (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)28 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)6 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 Akeri? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Akeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mangaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Akeri known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and mango**. About 42% of the 916 hectares of village land is sown, and 380 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 Akeri Of every 100 households in Akeri in 2011, 95 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Akeri · ■ Kudal rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****72%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **15% Tap water ****21%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **80% Use banking services ****30%** **61% Television ****41%** **42% Mobile phone ****44%** **50% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****35%** **31% Own their home ****92%** **90% 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 Akeri? ■ Akeri · ■ Kudal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **85.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****551** **902 Working population ****44.4%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 85.5% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 120 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (16%) · **■** Marginal 584 (67%) 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 Kudal - Anav2,186 people - Ranbambuli2,074 people - Mangaon2,071 people - Bambarde Tarf Mangaon2,056 people - Andurle1,956 people - Tulsuli Tarf Mangaon1,950 people - Pat1,814 people - Nerur K.Narur1,633 people [All 124 villages in Kudal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kudal/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Akeri from Oras Bk.?28 km by road - What is the population of Akeri?1,959 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akeri in?Sindhudurg district (Kudal sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Akeri?88.1% (Census 2011)