# Akhar Village, Jawhar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/jawhar/akhar/ Village · Jawhar, Thane # Akhar Akhar is a village in Jawhar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401602**. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 208 households**, the 58th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%. - 1,028people (2011) - 208households - 58.9%literacy - 401602PIN code ## Akhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akhar is 401602.** Akhar falls in Jawhar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401602 - Community development blockJawhar - Census village code551938 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akhar from nearby towns? - Jawhar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thane (district HQ)117 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)5 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 Akhar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Akhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Jawhar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawhar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jawhar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Akhar known for? The main crops are **nagli, rice and rice**. About 36% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Akhar Of every 100 households in Akhar in 2011, 31 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Akhar · ■ Jawhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **46% Toilet within the home ****36%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****76%** **51% Television ****4%** **13% Mobile phone ****18%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****72%** **66% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Akhar? ■ Akhar · ■ Jawhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%** **54.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186** **1007 Working population ****41.8%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 51.6% for women. 53% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 191 (44%) 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 Jawhar - Kortad1,141 people - Radhanagari1,108 people - Talasari1,087 people - Anantnagar1,067 people - Umbarkheda1,025 people - Shivaji Nagar1,019 people - Suryanagar957 people - Shiroshi942 people [All 109 villages in Jawhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/jawhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akhar?401602 - How far is Akhar from Thane?117 km by road - What is the population of Akhar?1,028 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akhar in?Thane district (Jawhar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Akhar?58.9% (Census 2011)