# Achuri Village, Bankura - I, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Bankura - I, Bankura 

# Achuri

Achuri is a village in Bankura - I sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,386 people in 714 households**, the 5th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 3,386people (2011)
- 714households
- 74.7%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Achuri

Of every 100 households in Achuri in 2011, 51 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Achuri · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**84%

Tap water ****11%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**68%

Use banking services ****62%**

**35%

Television ****26%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

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 Achuri?

■ Achuri · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**961

Working population ****30.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 66.4% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 289 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (7%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 540 (53%) · **■** Marginal 98 (10%)

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 Bankura - I

- Dhaldanga4,058 people
- Kenjakura3,955 people
- Badulara3,783 people
- Radhakantapur3,678 people
- Nutangaon3,362 people
- Jagadalla2,660 people
- Molbana2,471 people
- Andharthaul2,177 people

[All 150 villages in Bankura - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Achuri?3,386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achuri in?Bankura district (Bankura - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Achuri?74.7% (Census 2011)