# Akbarnagar Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Akbarnagar

Akbarnagar is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,219 people in 283 households**, the 68th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,219people (2011)
- 283households
- 78.2%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akbarnagar

Of every 100 households in Akbarnagar in 2011, 11 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akbarnagar · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**58%

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

**47%

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

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**26%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****84%**

**68%

Television ****3%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**32%

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 Akbarnagar?

■ Akbarnagar · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**968

Working population ****31.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 73.4% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (10%) · **■** Marginal 82 (21%)

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 Manteswar

- Dheur Chanda1,230 people
- Paschim Kharampur1,221 people
- Banpur1,220 people
- Gabrupur1,220 people
- Jamna1,173 people
- Kuli1,172 people
- Banui1,166 people
- Belenda1,112 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akbarnagar?1,219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akbarnagar in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akbarnagar?78.2% (Census 2011)