Akot Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Akola, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Akot is a Municipal Council city situated in Akot taluka of Akola district. The Akot city is divided into 31 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 18,441 families residing in the Akot city. The total population of Akot is 92,637 out of which 47,733 are males and 44,904 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Akot is 941.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Akot city is 11055 which is 12% of the total population. There are 5779 male children and 5276 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Akot is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (941).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Akot is 88.5%. Thus Akot has higher literacy rate compared to 88% of Akola district. The male literacy rate is 90.51% and the female literacy rate is 86.33% in Akot.

Akot Municipal Council has total administration over 18,441 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Akot Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Akot Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 11,055 5,779 5,276
Literacy 88.5% 79.6% 76.2%
Scheduled Caste 10,461 5,372 5,089
Scheduled Tribe 1,328 695 633
Illiterate 20,455 9,761 10,694

Caste-wise Population - Akot

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Akot.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,461 5,372 5,089
Schedule Tribe 1,328 695 633

Religion-wise Population - Akot

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Akot is 50,587 which is 54.61% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Akot is 34,227 which is 36.95% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Akot as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 50,587 (54.61%) 26,054 24,533
Muslim 34,227 (36.95%) 17,658 16,569
Christian 195 (0.21%) 102 93
Sikh 16 (0.02%) 12 4
Buddhist 7,149 (7.72%) 3,674 3,475
Jain 212 (0.23%) 101 111
Other Religion 62 (0.07%) 32 30
No Religion Specified 189 (0.2%) 100 89

Literacy Rate - Akot

The total literacy rate of Akot was 88.48% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 72,182 literates, males were 37,972 while females were 34,210. Also the male literacy rate was 90.51% and the female literacy rate was 86.33% in Akot.

  Akot Maharashtra
Female 86.33% 75.87%
Male 90.51% 88.38%
Total 88.48% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Akot

The Sex Ratio of Akot is 941. Thus per every 1000 men there were 941 females in Akot. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 941 ) of Akot.

Child Population - Akot

According to Census 2011, there were 11,055 children between age 0 to 6 years in Akot. Out of which 5,779 were male while 5,276 were female.

Working Population - Akot

In Akot Municipal Council out of total population, 30,838 were engaged in work activities. 91.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 30,838 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,328 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,784 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 28,104 22,971 5,133
Cultivators 2,328 2,133 195
Agriculture Labourer 10,784 8,151 2,633
Household Industries 373 277 96
Other Workers 14,619 12,410 2,209
Marginal Workers 2,734 2,117 617
Non Working 61,799 22,645 39,154

Akot Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Akot is further divided into 31 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,537 67.9% 910
2 Ward No - 2 2,546 72.1% 971
3 Ward No - 3 4,474 79.4% 938
4 Ward No - 4 3,827 71% 921
5 Ward No - 5 3,386 72.1% 938
6 Ward No - 6 3,733 73.4% 890
7 Ward No - 7 3,195 75.2% 924
8 Ward No - 8 2,411 86.5% 1,014
9 Ward No - 9 2,053 82.4% 928
10 Ward No - 10 2,579 75.5% 889
11 Ward No - 11 2,507 74.9% 991
12 Ward No - 12 2,011 81.9% 860
13 Ward No - 13 2,784 82.6% 959
14 Ward No - 14 2,788 78.7% 952
15 Ward No - 15 3,252 74.4% 930
16 Ward No - 16 2,487 76% 957
17 Ward No - 17 2,474 77.6% 903
18 Ward No - 18 2,777 83% 932
19 Ward No - 19 2,608 83.1% 952
20 Ward No - 20 2,322 87.9% 981
21 Ward No - 21 2,404 81.5% 980
22 Ward No - 22 2,041 82.9% 957
23 Ward No - 23 2,446 80.3% 1,035
24 Ward No - 24 2,999 78.3% 987
25 Ward No - 25 3,125 72.6% 897
26 Ward No - 26 5,346 82.2% 924
27 Ward No - 27 2,304 81.8% 926
28 Ward No - 28 2,179 77.7% 994
29 Ward No - 29 2,775 81% 960
30 Ward No - 30 3,934 74.2% 959
31 Ward No - 31 3,333 86.4% 921

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