# Akna Village, Sikandra, Kanpur Dehat (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikandra, Kanpur Dehat 

# Akna

Akna is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,858 people in 477 households**, the 17th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 2,858people (2011)
- 477households
- 74.3%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akna

Of every 100 households in Akna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akna · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**73%

Tap water ****29%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**70%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Akna?

■ Akna · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**890

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 67.6% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 252 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 508 (53%) · **■** Household industry 35 (4%) · **■** Other work 34 (4%) · **■** Marginal 123 (13%)

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 Sikandra

- Hisawan3,299 people
- Urshan3,271 people
- Bhandemau3,260 people
- Mahmudpur Buzurg2,896 people
- Silhara2,698 people
- Aunderi2,605 people
- Kasolar2,541 people
- Gahilapur2,535 people

[All 211 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akna?2,858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akna in?Kanpur Dehat district (Sikandra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Akna?74.3% (Census 2011)