# Akhada Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Akhada

Akhada is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **630 people in 133 households**, the 100th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 630people (2011)
- 133households
- 58.0%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Akhada PIN code and other codes

Akhada falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552118

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Akhada from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)107 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)15 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 Akhada?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Akhada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Akhada known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 21% of the 697 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Akhada

Of every 100 households in Akhada in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akhada · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****1%**

**55%

Television ****0%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****76%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Akhada?

■ Akhada · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**968

Working population ****55.4%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 48.6% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 267 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 45 (13%)

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 Vada

- Vaveghar671 people
- Ainshet670 people
- Ogada648 people
- Nimbavali633 people
- Alman630 people
- Avandhe629 people
- Kasghar603 people
- Karanje601 people

[All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Akhada from Thane?107 km by road
- What is the population of Akhada?630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhada in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Akhada?58.0% (Census 2011)