# Akharashal Village, Kotulpur, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Kotulpur, Bankura 

# Akharashal

Akharashal is a village in Kotulpur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **165 people in 35 households**, the 151st largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 165people (2011)
- 35households
- 76.2%literacy
- 774females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akharashal

Of every 100 households in Akharashal in 2011, 71 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akharashal · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**28%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****77%**

**65%

Television ****23%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Akharashal?

■ Akharashal · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****774**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**969

Working population ****45.5%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 65.6% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 38 (51%)

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

- Gachhgere188 people
- Shyampur182 people
- Ramchandrapur176 people
- Bhelaighata172 people
- Fatepur157 people
- Chak Nayan148 people
- Belpushkarini147 people
- Durgabati123 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akharashal?165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akharashal in?Bankura district (Kotulpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akharashal?76.2% (Census 2011)