Development data · Lok Sabha
Akola as contested in 2024
This seat spans 2 districts. Figures below are for Akola, its primary district only.
Figures are for Akola district (Census 2011 boundaries) — this seat's main district — not for the constituency itself. No agency publishes these for constituencies.
Census 2011NFHS-5, 2019–21
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,13,906
Density
320 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,676 km²
SC population20.1%
ST population5.5%
Figures are for Akola, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 61.1%Muslim 19.7%Buddhist 18.1%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.7%
Electricity80.4%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated69.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate87.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.5%
Health insurance40.1%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton Ginning and pressing🏺Cotton related products & Textiles🏺Pulses (Daal)🏺Soya bean and soya bean products
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Dahihanda Gate of the Outer City wall
🏛️MonumentASI
Dahihanda Gate of the Outer City wall
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.