# Akui Village, Indus, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Indus, Bankura 

# Akui

Akui is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,115 people in 1,422 households**, the 1st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 6,115people (2011)
- 1,422households
- 76.9%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akui

Of every 100 households in Akui in 2011, 62 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akui · ■ Indus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**66%

Tap water ****16%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**80%

Use banking services ****41%**

**39%

Television ****42%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Akui?

■ Akui · ■ Indus rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**964

Working population ****41.0%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 70.8% for women. 61% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 392 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,023 (41%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 697 (28%) · **■** Marginal 348 (14%)

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 Indus

- Somsar4,421 people
- Kharsi4,206 people
- Shashpur3,902 people
- Rol3,858 people

[All 131 villages in Indus](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akui?6,115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akui in?Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akui?76.9% (Census 2011)