Better than India Average-

• 1.
• Akola is the 18^th highest ranked in Script Pools # < 30, 000   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies a metropolis attracting high number of literate migrants.

• 2.
• The average # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 5,042. Akola is the 48^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Akola is the 64^th highest ranked in # of Companies,2023   . This indicates that this is a highly urbanised district / high GDP metropolis

Worse than India Average-

• 1.
• Akola is the 48^th worst ranked in Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

• 2.
• The Average Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Akola is the 642^nd worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies relatively low structured employment due to this location not being a highly urbanized district and/or not a high GDP top 40 metropolis.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Akola is the 628^th worst ranked in # of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)   .This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

• 4.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Akola is the 601^st worst ranked in Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011)   .This implies that the economic well-being of people in this district is inferior to that in other districts.