# Akamba Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Akamba

Akamba is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,119 people in 263 households**, the 62nd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,119people (2011)
- 263households
- 73.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akamba

Of every 100 households in Akamba in 2011, 57 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akamba · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**68%

Tap water ****64%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**83%

Use banking services ****18%**

**42%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**27%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Akamba?

■ Akamba · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**947

Working population ****46.6%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 65.5% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (38%) · **■** Household industry 37 (7%) · **■** Other work 39 (7%) · **■** Marginal 203 (39%)

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 Illambazar

- Dumrui1,143 people
- Dharampur1,127 people
- Shrirampur1,122 people
- Kharui1,121 people
- Ushahar1,095 people
- Achhaipara1,073 people
- Ramnagar1,023 people
- Katna1,017 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akamba?1,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akamba in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akamba?73.5% (Census 2011)