Akola District Profile
3.1. Population data
Sr
Particulars
Number
01
 Total Population
16,30,239
02
 Male
8,41,253
03
 Female
7,88,986
04
 Rural
10,02,742
05
 Urban
6,27,497

3.2 Population as per age group
Sr
Particulars
Number
01
 8 to 14 years
6, 40,031 (39.26%)
02
 15 to 59 years
8, 19,849 (50.29%)
03
 60 years & above
1, 70,359 (10.45%)

3.3. Farmers’ group
Sr
Particulars
Number
01
 Large Farmers (10.01 & above ha.)
91,000 (9.48%)
02
 Small Farmers (1.01 ha. to 2.0 ha.)
5,53,000 (57.66%)
03
 Marginal Farmers (below 1.0 ha.)
3,15,000 (32.84%)

3.4. Population of the Schedule Caste / Schedule Tribes
Sr
Particulars
Number
01
 Schedule Caste
1, 68,447 (10.33%)
02
 Schedule Tribes
1, 00,088 (6.14%)

3.5. Literacy:
Sr
Particulars
Percentage to total population
01
 Total Literacy rate
81.41
02
 Rural
78.80
03
 Urban
85.53
04
 Male
88.91
05
 Female
73.43

3.6 Soil Types:
Sr Particulars
Percentage to total land
01
 Light & shallow soils
18
02
 Medium soils
30
03
 Heavy & deep soils
52

3.7. Irrigation facilities & area covered:
Sr Particulars
01 Major rivers Purna, Katepurna, Morna, Wan
02 Major irrigation Project Wan Project, Katepurna Project
03 Medium Projects Morna Project, Nirguna Project, Uma Project
04 Area under irrigation 25,992 ha

3.8. Climate profile:
Sr Particulars
01 Rainfall 770.2 mm (47 rainy days)
02 Temperature 28.3 o C to 45.9 o C Maximum, 10.3 o C to  27.6  o C Minimum
03 Humidity 70-87 % - Morning  and   41-68 % Evening

3.9. Agricultural Censes:
3.9. 1 Land Use pattern:
Sr
Particulars
Number
01
 Geographical area
5,42,700 ha
02
 Cultivable area
4,96,700 ha
Area under agronomical crops
5,91,600 ha
03
 Kharif   
4,83,900 ha
04
 Rabi
1,05,400 ha
05
 Summer
2,300 ha

3.9.2 Area, production & productivity of Agronomical crops:
(2009-10)
Sr.
Name of Crop
Area (ha)
Production (MT)
Productivity (q./ha)
1.
 Green gram
36,300
9,500
2.63
2.
 Black gram
10,800
3700
3.47
3.
 Soybean
151500
147000
9.71
4.
 Sorghum
52400
85200
16.25
5.
 Cotton
163300
277100
2.72
6.
 Pigeon pea
54500
88800
16.29

3.9.3 Area production & productivity of fruit corps (2009-10)
Sr.
Name of fruit
Area (ha)
Production (MT)
Productivity (q./ha)
1.
 Banana
2125
138125
650
2.
 Mango
870
5220
60
3.
 Orange
6404
51232
80
4.
 Lime
2024
12144
60
5.
 Guava
137
1233
90
6.
 Papaya
384
24960
650
7.
 Ber
141
1128
80
8.
 Aonla
93
1116
120

3.9.4 Area production & productivity of Vegetable crops:
(2009-10)
Sr.
Name of veg.
Area (ha)
Production (MT)
Productivity (q./ha)
1.
 Onion
2182
512770
2350
2.
 Tomato
141
24675
1750
3.
 Brinjal
636
168540
2650
4.
 Cauliflower
179
40275
2250
5.
 Cabbage
144
28800
2000
6.
 Lady finger
324
24300
750
7.
 Cluster bean
260
15080
580
*Source – District S.A.O., Akola.

3.9. 5 Animal population (* as per Census Data)
Sr.
Animal
Number
1.
 Cow
3,01,024
2.
 Bullock
1,57,806
3.
 Buffalo
60,714
4.
 Goat
1,82,090
5.
 Sheep
3,931