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- LGD code
- 555063
- Pincode
- 402301
- Post office
- Mahad
- Population
- 600
- Households
- 130
- Literacy rate
- 76.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1098 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 311
Census 2011 · in context
How Akale compares
By population, Akale ranks #85 of 181 villages in Mahad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.5%
+6.1% vs mandal average
- Akale
- 76.5%
- Mahad mandal
- 70.4%
- Raigad district
- 73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,098
+39 vs mandal average
- Akale
- 1,098
- Mahad mandal
- 1,059
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Akale
- 4.6
- Mahad mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Akale at a glance
Akale is a village of 600 people in 130 households (Census 2011) in Mahad taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 85th-largest of 181 villages in Mahad taluka. Literacy is 77%, 6 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,098 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402301, served by Mahad post office; the LGD village code is 555063. The village votes in Purandar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijaybapu Shivtare. The population is estimated at 707 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Akale
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MAHAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 107
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 197.13
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 124.05
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Akale
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Akale
- LGD code
- 555063
- Pincode
- 402301
- Post office
- Mahad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 600
- Population (projected 2026)
- 707
- Households
- 130
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1098
- Literacy rate
- 76.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baramati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purandar
- Member of Parliament
- Supriya Sule
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijaybapu Shivtare
- Block / Mandal
- Mahad
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Shirish Kankariya (17.8 km)
- Nearest bank
- Indusbank (17.9 km)
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)