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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
labhuben popatbhai lukhi
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- LGD code
- 515515
- Pincode
- 365430
- Post office
- Lathi (Amreli)
- Population
- 3,159
- Households
- 661
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Sex ratio
- 960 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,731
Census 2011 · in context
How Akala compares
By population, Akala ranks #7 of 49 villages in Lathi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.4%
−0.8% vs mandal average
- Akala
- 66.4%
- Lathi mandal
- 67.2%
- Amreli district
- 65.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
960
−19 vs mandal average
- Akala
- 960
- Lathi mandal
- 979
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Akala
- 4.8
- Lathi mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Akala at a glance
Akala is a village of 3,159 people in 661 households (Census 2011) in Lathi taluka, Amreli district, Gujarat, the 7th-largest of 49 villages in Lathi taluka. Literacy is 66%, about the same as the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 365430, served by Lathi (Amreli) post office; the LGD village code is 515515. The sarpanch is labhuben popatbhai lukhi, and the village votes in Botad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai. The population is estimated at 3,724 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Akala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- LATHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 29
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- AKALA
- Total area (ha)
- 2,534.74
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 230.68
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Akala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Akala
- LGD code
- 515515
- Pincode
- 365430
- Post office
- Lathi (Amreli)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,159
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,724
- Households
- 661
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 960
- Literacy rate
- 66.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhavnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Botad
- Member of Parliament
- Nimuben Bambhaniya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- labhuben popatbhai lukhi
- Block / Mandal
- Lathi
- Nearest railway station
- Ningala (10.0 km)
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Other villages in Lathi mandal
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- Shekhpipariya
- Harsurpur
- Dhamel
- Jarakhiya
- Ansodar
- Derdi-Janbai
- Shakhpur
- Chhabhadiya
- Padarshinga
- Pipalva
- Bhingrad
- Bhurakhiya
- Adtala
- Kanchardi
- Bhalvav
- Hirana
- Dhrufania
- Rajkot Nana
- Kerala
- Thansa
- Malaviya Pipariya
- Toda
- Dahinthara
- Bhatvadar
- Havtad
- Rampar
- Luvariya
- Keriya
- Rabhda
- Tajpar
- Dudhala Lathi
- Narangadh
- Hajiradhar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)