# Akalpaush Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Akalpaush

Akalpaush is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,394 people in 571 households**, the 18th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 2,394people (2011)
- 571households
- 76.5%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akalpaush

Of every 100 households in Akalpaush in 2011, 64 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akalpaush · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**46%

Tap water ****2%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**85%

Use banking services ****75%**

**62%

Television ****30%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**16%

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 Akalpaush?

■ Akalpaush · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**963

Working population ****41.0%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 67.9% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 114 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (12%) · **■** Marginal 583 (59%)

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 Kalna - II

- Pathar Ghata2,616 people
- Mirhat2,541 people
- Balindar2,534 people
- Purbba Sahapur2,518 people
- Bara Dhamas2,228 people
- Panchrakhi2,135 people
- Kulti2,110 people
- Medgachhi Paikpara2,009 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akalpaush?2,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akalpaush in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akalpaush?76.5% (Census 2011)