# Akhra Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Akhra

Akhra is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,028 people in 778 households**, the 17th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,028people (2011)
- 778households
- 78.6%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akhra

Of every 100 households in Akhra in 2011, 62 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akhra · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**49%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****71%**

**63%

Television ****37%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Akhra?

■ Akhra · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**926

Working population ****37.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 73.7% for women. 69% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 510 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (25%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (16%) · **■** Marginal 140 (12%)

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 Katwa - II

- Chandpur3,222 people
- Ghoranas3,206 people
- Kurchi3,188 people
- Bhatna Pekua3,102 people
- Bara Kulgachhi2,825 people
- Amul2,694 people
- Sribati2,656 people
- Kshetpur Palashi2,286 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akhra?3,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhra in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akhra?78.6% (Census 2011)