# Akaripur Village, Soraon, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Soraon, Allahabad 

# Akaripur

Akaripur is a village in Soraon sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,258 people in 207 households**, the 221st largest of 404 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,258people (2011)
- 207households
- 76.1%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akaripur

Of every 100 households in Akaripur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Akaripur · ■ Soraon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**83%

Tap water ****59%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**89%

Use banking services ****74%**

**76%

Television ****46%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Akaripur?

■ Akaripur · ■ Soraon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**909

Working population ****32.4%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 63.4% for women. 42% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (10%) · **■** Household industry 23 (6%) · **■** Other work 83 (20%) · **■** Marginal 156 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Soraon

- Tilhapur Naherpur1,280 people
- Saraichandrabhan Urf Samaspur1,270 people
- Mohiuddinpur1,267 people
- Diha1,260 people
- Belha1,252 people
- Karaundi1,243 people
- Phulpur Urf Lusanpur1,228 people
- Rajapurpersuram1,225 people

[All 443 villages in Soraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/soraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akaripur?1,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akaripur in?Allahabad district (Soraon sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akaripur?76.1% (Census 2011)