# Aakal Village, Chohtan, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/aakal/ Village · Chohtan, Barmer # Aakal Aakal is a village in Chohtan sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,184 people in 387 households**, the 54th largest of 426 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.3%. - 2,184people (2011) - 387households - 53.8%literacy - 344704PIN code ## Aakal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aakal is 344704.** Aakal falls in Chohtan sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan. - PIN code344704 - Community development blockDhorimanna - Census village code088988 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aakal from nearby towns? - Chohtan (sub-district HQ)75 km by road - Barmer (district HQ)100 km by road - Barmer (nearest town)100 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 Aakal? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Aakal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baamdala - ○Degree college10+ km · Chohtan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chohtan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Aakal known for? The main crops are **bajara, jeera and moth**. About 57% of the 1,806 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Aakal Of every 100 households in Aakal in 2011, 23 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Aakal · ■ Chohtan rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **11% Toilet within the home ****17%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **95% Tap water ****1%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****99%** **45% Television ****11%** **4% Mobile phone ****67%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **42% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Aakal? ■ Aakal · ■ Chohtan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%** **46.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **920 Working population ****52.1%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 36.3% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 673 (59%) · **■** Other work 232 (20%) · **■** Marginal 232 (20%) 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 Chohtan - Mate Ka Tala2,215 people - Pandhi Ka Niwan2,209 people - Bamarla2,200 people - Bandhniya2,193 people - Bamnor Bhanwarshah2,165 people - Khari2,147 people - Jaton Ka Bera2,139 people - Sata2,119 people [All 427 villages in Chohtan](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aakal?344704 - How far is Aakal from Barmer?100 km by road - What is the population of Aakal?2,184 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aakal in?Barmer district (Chohtan sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Aakal?53.8% (Census 2011)