# Akabpur Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Akabpur

Akabpur is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,597 people in 374 households**, the 32nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,597people (2011)
- 374households
- 74.2%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akabpur

Of every 100 households in Akabpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Akabpur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**40%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**81%

Use banking services ****72%**

**48%

Television ****16%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Akabpur?

■ Akabpur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**954

Working population ****40.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 65.6% for women. 62% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 169 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (27%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (7%) · **■** Marginal 244 (38%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Bagpur1,696 people
- Dhamai1,670 people
- Ichhlampur1,657 people
- Ganganandapur1,626 people
- Ningra1,524 people
- Dharmatala1,519 people
- Kachua1,493 people
- Rajapur1,433 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akabpur?1,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akabpur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akabpur?74.2% (Census 2011)