# Akhina Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Akhina

Akhina is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,387 people in 290 households**, the 38th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,387people (2011)
- 290households
- 84.0%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akhina

Of every 100 households in Akhina in 2011, 84 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akhina · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**28%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**33%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**89%

Use banking services ****93%**

**84%

Television ****36%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Akhina?

■ Akhina · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**941

Working population ****37.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 79.5% for women. 67% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (30%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (26%) · **■** Marginal 91 (17%)

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 Raina - II

- Mirpur1,511 people
- Nero1,480 people
- Baidyapur1,473 people
- Barati1,388 people
- Nasipur1,387 people
- Kamargaria1,378 people
- Bataspur1,365 people
- Dakshin Monhanpur1,354 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akhina?1,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhina in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akhina?84.0% (Census 2011)