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	* [http://sabarkantha.gujarat.gov.in District official website]		* [http://sabarkantha.gujarat.gov.in District official website] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913162613/http://sabarkantha.gujarat.gov.in/ \|date=13 September 2011 }}
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	\| name = Akodara		\| name = Akodara
	\| settlement_type = Village		\| settlement_type = Village
			\| image_skyline = Entrance gate of Akodara village, Himatanagar.jpg
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	\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India		\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Akodara
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.5312591|N|72.9886454|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sabarkantha district|Sabarkantha]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 142
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1191<ref name= "Census">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=572799|title= Population of Akodara as of 2011|work=[[2011 Census of India|Census of India]]}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 538/653 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 383001
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code = 02772
| iso_code = IN-GJ
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Post office]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = Vishwamangalam (B.O)
| website = {{URL|akodara-digitalvillage.in}}
}}

'''Akodara''' is a village in [[Sabarkantha district]] of [[Gujarat, India|Gujarat]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located {{convert|10|km}} away from [[Himmatnagar]], {{convert|41|km}} from district headquarter Sabarkantha and {{convert|64|km}} from state capital [[Gandhinagar]]. The village is administrated by [[Sarpanch]].

The village is known to be India's first [[Digital India|digital cashless village]] where most of the people use digital method to make payments between [[Indian rupee|rupees]] 10 to 5000. In 2015, The village was adopted and developed by the [[ICICI Bank|ICICI Foundation]] as a digitised village with a rural branch of the bank.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/demonetisation-no-cash-no-worries-for-this-digital-village/article9381737.ece|title=No cash, no worries for this 'digital' village|work=thehindubusinessline.com}}</ref>

== Demography ==
As of 2011, Akodara has a total number of 236 houses and population of 1191 of which 538 include are males while 653 are females according to the report published by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]]. The [[Literacy|literacy rate]] of Akodara is 91.69%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 84 which is 7.05% of total population of Akodara, and [[child sex ratio]] is approximately 867 as compared to Gujarat state average of 890.<ref name= "Census" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2405_PART_B_DCHB_SABAR%20KANTHA.pdf|title=District Census Handbook 2011 (page no. 213)|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=103437|title=Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)|work=pib.nic.in}}</ref>

Most of the people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 6.47% of total population in Akodara and 4.53% are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Tribe]].<ref name= "Census" />

As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 401 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Akodara which includes 309 males and 92 females. According to census survey report 2011, 98.50% workers describe their work as main work and 1.50% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing [[livelihood]] for less than 6 months.<ref name= "Census" />

== Animal hostel ==
The cattle of the village are housed in a co-operatively managed "animal hostel" with a capacity of 900 animals. The scheme has been developed as a prototype model. It provides improved conditions for the cattle and produces compost and methane gas.<ref>[https://spipa.gujarat.gov.in/downloads/anima_hostel.pdf "FIRST ANIMAL HOSTEL OF ITS KIND IN INDIA – AKODARA, GUJARAT"], Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration.</ref>

== Transport ==
Hapa road railway station is the nearest train station however, Himatnagar Junction railway station is {{convert|10.4|km}} away from the village. [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]] is the nearest international airport which is {{convert|75.3|km}} away in [[Ahmedabad]].

== See also ==
*[[List of villages in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://sabarkantha.gujarat.gov.in District official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231343/http://cept.gov.in/lbpsd/placesearch.aspx Locality Based PINCode]



[[Category:Villages in Sabarkantha district]]

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