# Akargarya Village, Kotulpur, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Kotulpur, Bankura 

# Akargarya

Akargarya is a village in Kotulpur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 74 households**, the 124th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 337people (2011)
- 74households
- 72.7%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akargarya

Of every 100 households in Akargarya in 2011, 52 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Akargarya · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**60%

Tap water ****40%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****94%**

**65%

Television ****63%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Akargarya?

■ Akargarya · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**969

Working population ****38.0%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 65.6% for women. 66% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (46%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 21 (16%) · **■** Marginal 9 (7%)

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 Kotulpur

- Lalgara375 people
- Enayet Chak369 people
- Brahmadanga365 people
- Chak Delwar359 people
- Kankara318 people
- Chandi Pur316 people
- Shimdal316 people
- Dehuabani315 people

[All 169 villages in Kotulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/kotulpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akargarya?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akargarya in?Bankura district (Kotulpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akargarya?72.7% (Census 2011)