Akola, Chittorgarh
| Akola Chhipo ka Akola | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Akola  Akola | |
| Coordinates: 24°54′N 74°20′E / 24.9°N 74.33°ECoordinates: 24°54′N 74°20′E / 24.9°N 74.33°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Chittorgarh |
| Founded by | Unknown |
| Government | |
| • Sarpanch | Anil Kumar Sahlot |
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 12,000 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Pincode(s) | 312205 |
| Vehicle registration |
RJ- 09 |
| Spoken languages | Hindi, Mewadi, |
Akola (आकोला), also known as Chhipo ka Akola, is a village in Bhupalsagar tehsil of Chittorgarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Location
It belong to Udaipur division. It is located 52 km towards west form district headquarters chittorgarh, 13 km from Bhopalsagar, 339 km from state capital Jaipur. Akola is surrounded by kapasan tehsil towards North, Mavli tehsil towards west, Bhinder tehsil towards south, Railmagra tehsil towards North.[1] Akola, located 70 km away from the city of Udaipur is home to color and hand print industries. Several families for generations have been engaged in this art to earn livelihood with self employment. The dabu or mud resist printing of this region is of two specific types namely nangna and phetiya. The resist is made by local gum/bedja and oil by boiling it for several hours. the main Products are Phetia and Chunder, which are mainly used by agriculture class women of Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Udaipur,and Ajmer districts. Now this market is shrinking so the handprint business has penetrated into new products markets(Dress Material, Stoles, Dupattas, Sarees, Bed sheets). The USP of Akola is hand block printing and Eco-friendly dyes which is favorite of high profile people and high income generating people because they understand the block printing is an art and not a process.