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- LGD code
- 529872
- Pincode
- 444111
- Post office
- Dahihanda
- Population
- 215
- Households
- 54
- Literacy rate
- 70.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1009 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 109
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 16 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 485 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 416 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gandhi Smrak Road · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Hospital, Parad · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Thokbardi compares
By population, Thokbardi ranks #127 of 183 villages in Akot mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.2%
−5.1% vs mandal average
Thokbardi70.2%
Akot mandal75.3%
Akola district77.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,009
+62 vs mandal average
Thokbardi1,009
Akot mandal947
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
Thokbardi4.0
Akot mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Thokbardi at a glance
Thokbardi is a village of 215 people in 54 households (Census 2011) in Akot taluka, Akola district, Maharashtra, the 127th-largest of 183 villages in Akot taluka. Literacy is 70%, 5 points below the taluka average of 75% and the sex ratio is 1,009 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Akola district centre, 27 km from Ghodegaon, the nearest town, 8 km from Gandhi Smrak Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444111, served by Dahihanda post office; the LGD village code is 529872. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hospital, Parad, 19 km away. The village votes in Akola East assembly constituency, represented by MLA Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar. The population is estimated at 253 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Thokbardi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AKOT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 167.84
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 145.71
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Thokbardi
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Key facts — Thokbardi
- LGD code
- 529872
- Pincode
- 444111
- Post office
- Dahihanda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 215
- Population (projected 2026)
- 253
- Households
- 54
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1009
- Literacy rate
- 70.2%
- Coordinates
- 20.89124°N, 77.09452°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 Thokbardi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai485 kmcapital
- Hyderabad416 km
- Delhi859 km
- Bengaluru882 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGandhi Smrak Road8 km
- Bus stopAkola Main Bus stand22 km
- Hospital / PHCHospital, Parad19 km
- ATM / bankState Bank Learning Centre22 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum12 km
- CollegeShri Dnyaneshwar Maskuji Burunale College42 km
- Police stationCity Kotwali23 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Thokbardi
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Hanuman MandirTemple3.6 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)