# Akalia Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Akalia

Akalia is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 112 households**, the 74th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 503people (2011)
- 112households
- 38.8%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akalia

Of every 100 households in Akalia in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akalia · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**45%

Tap water ****6%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**24%

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

**8%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****96%**

**67%

Television ****16%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

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 Akalia?

■ Akalia · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.8%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1476**

**963

Working population ****62.6%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.1% for men and 36.4% for women. 69% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (11%) · **■** Marginal 243 (77%)

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 Memari - II

- Bilbari550 people
- Paikara543 people
- Dakhalpur524 people
- Gorapur513 people
- Moshra490 people
- Bhandul485 people
- Goaldingi454 people
- Barasat433 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akalia?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akalia in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akalia?38.8% (Census 2011)