# Shawal Village, Akkalkot, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/akkalkot/shawal/ Village · Akkalkot, Solapur # Shawal Shawal is a village in Akkalkot sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **413216**. The 2011 Census counted **2,460 people in 420 households**, the 31st largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%. - 2,460people (2011) - 420households - 59.9%literacy - 413216PIN code ## Shawal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shawal is 413216.** Shawal falls in Akkalkot sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - PIN code413216 - Community development blockAkkalkot - Census village code562819 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shawal from nearby towns? - Akkalkot (sub-district HQ)47 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)40 km by road - Akkalkot (nearest town)47 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 Shawal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shawal; 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 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karajgi - ○Degree college10+ km · Akkalkot - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akkalkot - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Shawal known for? About 95% of the 806 hectares of village land is sown, and 529 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 Shawal Of every 100 households in Shawal in 2011, 51 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shawal · ■ Akkalkot rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **55% Toilet within the home ****15%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **75% Tap water ****41%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****82%** **62% Television ****14%** **22% Mobile phone ****67%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **32% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Shawal? ■ Shawal · ■ Akkalkot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **68.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **914 Working population ****39.3%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 45.7% for women. 56% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 422 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (43%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (6%) · **■** Marginal 58 (6%) 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 Akkalkot - Hanjagi2,619 people - Mugali2,578 people - Gholasgaon2,576 people - Korsegaon2,556 people - Ankalage2,284 people - Satan Dudhani2,213 people - Karjal2,206 people - Shegaon2,162 people [All 140 villages in Akkalkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/akkalkot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shawal?413216 - How far is Shawal from Solapur?40 km by road - What is the population of Shawal?2,460 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shawal in?Solapur district (Akkalkot sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shawal?59.9% (Census 2011)