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- LGD code
- 529853
- Pincode
- 444111
- Post office
- Dahihanda
- Population
- 3,565
- Households
- 748
- Literacy rate
- 73.1%
- Sex ratio
- 959 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,467
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 482 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 422 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gandhi Smrak Road · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Padmanabh Hospital and Dhande Hospital · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rel compares
By population, Rel ranks #9 of 183 villages in Akot mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.1%
−2.2% vs mandal average
- Rel
- 73.1%
- Akot mandal
- 75.3%
- Akola district
- 77.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
+12 vs mandal average
- Rel
- 959
- Akot mandal
- 947
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Rel
- 4.8
- Akot mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rel at a glance
Rel is a village of 3,565 people in 748 households (Census 2011) in Akot taluka, Akola district, Maharashtra, the 9th-largest of 183 villages in Akot taluka. Literacy is 73%, 2 points below the taluka average of 75% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Akola district centre, 21 km from Ghodegaon, the nearest town, 7 km from Gandhi Smrak Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444111, served by Dahihanda post office; the LGD village code is 529853. The nearest hospital or health centre is Padmanabh Hospital and Dhande Hospital, 19 km away. The village votes in Akola East assembly constituency, represented by MLA Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar. The population is estimated at 4,203 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rel
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- AKOT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,761.64
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,696.53
- Forest area (ha)
- 24.9
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Rel
- LGD code
- 529853
- Pincode
- 444111
- Post office
- Dahihanda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,565
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,203
- Households
- 748
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 959
- Literacy rate
- 73.1%
- Coordinates
- 20.92775°N, 77.05251°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Akola
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Akola East
- Member of Parliament
- Anup Dhotre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar
- Block / Mandal
- Akot
Getting there
How to reach Rel
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai482 kmcapital
- Hyderabad422 km
- Delhi855 km
- Bengaluru887 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGandhi Smrak Road7 km
- Bus stopAdsul19 km
- Hospital / PHCPadmanabh Hospital and Dhande Hospital19 km
- ATM / bankAkola Janta Comm. co-op Bank Headquarters24 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum17 km
- CollegeShri Dnyaneshwar Maskuji Burunale College39 km
- Police stationCity Kotwali25 km
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- Mohala
- Amboda
- Asegaon Bajar
- Kinkhed
- Ruikhed
- Sawara
- Kasod Shivpur
- Punda
- Warur
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- Chandikapur
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- Raundala
- Karodi
- Mankari
- Khirkund Budruk
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)