★ District of Maharashtra ★

Akola

Rural population (2011) · 10.98 Lakh
Pincode range · 444xxx

District at a glance

StateMaharashtra
Talukas7
Revenue villages1,046
Gram panchayats534
Assembly segments6
Rural households (2011)2,50,910
LGD code467
7
Talukas
1,046
Villages
2,50,910
Rural households (2011)
10.98 L
Rural population (2011)
85.8%
Literacy (867 villages)
940
Sex ratio
29
Pincodes
About the district

Akola district

Akola is a district of Maharashtra. The Local Government Directory lists 7 talukas and 1,046 revenue villages here, home to a rural population of 10,97,750 (Census 2011, sum of villages).

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District officials

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Grievance · CPGRAMS
pgportal.gov.in
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Emergency helplines
112 / 108 / 1077
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On the map

Villages of Akola

561 of 1,046 villages are mapped so far, from OpenStreetMap. Tap a point to open its page.

Map of villages in Akola

Then & Now

Akola district — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
10,97,750
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 12,63,000
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
2,50,910
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 2,89,000
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × Maharashtra's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+15.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

District figures here are Census 2011 totals of its 867 villages counted (towns are not included).

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Census 2011 · district aggregates · 867 villages

Akola district by the numbers

Sums of the Census 2011 village figures we hold — rural areas only; towns are not included. Each figure covers the villages that report it.

Census 2011

Headcount and household counts from the decennial Census of India.

Population
10,97,750 Census 2011
Male population
5,65,762 Census 2011
Female population
5,31,988 Census 2011
Households
2,50,910 Census 2011
Villages counted
867 Census 2011

Derived from the Census counts

Ratios computed from the sums on the left; no projection or estimate.

Sex ratio
940 females per 1,000 males
Household size
4.4 persons per household
Literacy rate
85.9% literates ÷ population aged 7+
Elections

Constituencies covering Akola

Based on the 1,049 of 1,046 villages we can place. Boundaries are approximate.

Lok Sabha
Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)
NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Akola district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

Sex ratio at birth
896 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
87.5%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
97.6%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
69.5%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
69.5%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
52.6%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
97.7%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
31.8%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
95.1%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
75.5%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
40.1%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Akola district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Akola district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

Households that got work
83,410
Person-days of work
30.3 lakh
Average days of work per household
36
Households that completed 100 days
6,141
Average wage per person-day
₹332
Share of person-days worked by women
43.9%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
11.9%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
3.8%
Active job cards
1,18,411
Job cards issued (all time)
3,64,809
Active workers
2,64,349
Works completed in the year
17,301
Works ongoing
39,443
Spending on natural resource works
35.9%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

Mandi prices · Akola

Latest reports from markets in Akola district, within the last 14 days.

Latest reports up to 29 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Bengal Gram(Gram)(Whole)APMC Akola6,1007,0556,85029 Oct 2026
Bengal Gram(Gram)(Whole)APMC Telhara6,7007,0006,84029 Oct 2026
Bengal Gram(Gram)(Whole)APMC Murtizapur6,5007,3406,92029 Oct 2026
Bengal Gram(Gram)(Whole) · Kabul SmallAPMC Akola5,5005,5005,50029 Oct 2026
Chili RedAPMC Akola18,00025,00021,00029 Oct 2026
GarlicAPMC Akola10,00019,00015,00029 Oct 2026
Ginger(Green)APMC Akola4,5005,5005,00029 Oct 2026
Jowar(Sorghum)APMC Akola2,9253,0353,00029 Oct 2026
Jowar(Sorghum)APMC Telhara2,4002,7002,64029 Oct 2026
OnionAPMC Akola2,5005,0003,50029 Oct 2026
PotatoAPMC Akola6001,20090029 Oct 2026
Red gram/Arhar/Tur(whole)APMC Akola9,00010,2509,80029 Oct 2026
Red gram/Arhar/Tur(whole)APMC Murtizapur9,0009,9759,49029 Oct 2026
Red gram/Arhar/Tur(whole)APMC Telhara9,80010,1259,95029 Oct 2026
Sesamum(Sesame,Gingelly,Til)APMC Akola15,42515,42515,42529 Oct 2026
Soyabean · YellowAPMC Barshi Takli6,6007,1006,85029 Oct 2026
Soyabean · YellowAPMC Murtizapur6,2006,8756,54029 Oct 2026
Soyabean · YellowAPMC Akola5,8257,0256,88029 Oct 2026
Soyabean · YellowAPMC Telhara6,5006,9256,84029 Oct 2026
WheatAPMC Murtizapur2,6503,0352,84529 Oct 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Akola's shops. Best mandi price near Akola →

News near Akola

Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.

Elsewhere in Maharashtra

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Government jobs near Akola

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All-India recruitment

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Essential services & places near Akola

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Quick answers

People often ask about Akola district

Which state is Akola district in?

Akola district is in Maharashtra.

How many talukas and villages are there in Akola district?

Akola district has 7 talukas and 1,046 revenue villages in the Local Government Directory (LGD).

What is the rural population of Akola district?

The villages of Akola district had a combined population of 10,97,750 at the 2011 Census (rural areas only; towns are not included).

What is the LGD code of Akola district?

The Local Government Directory code of Akola district is 467.

Answers are built from the Local Government Directory, Census 2011 village records and the Election Commission's seat lists.