# Akurabad, Bankura - II, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bankura - II, Bankura 

# Akurabad

Akurabad is a village in [Bankura - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-ii/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,660 people in 326 households**, the 26th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,660people (2011)
- 326households
- 63.4%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akurabad

Of every 100 households in Akurabad in 2011, 21 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akurabad · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**16%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**56%

Use banking services ****96%**

**58%

Television ****14%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Akurabad?

■ Akurabad · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**924

Working population ****37.2%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 55.9% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 148 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 180 (29%) · **■** Marginal 236 (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 Bankura - II

- Belbuni1,772 people
- Panchbaga1,707 people
- Nabanda1,683 people
- Mithila1,668 people
- Ladadihi1,623 people
- Mukundapur1,525 people
- Kushtia1,469 people
- Tilabedya1,447 people

[All 154 villages in Bankura - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akurabad?1,660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akurabad in?Bankura district (Bankura - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akurabad?63.4% (Census 2011)