# Akalipur Village, Nalhati - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - II, Birbhum 

# Akalipur

Akalipur is a village in Nalhati - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,256 people in 310 households**, the 30th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 1,256people (2011)
- 310households
- 76.7%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akalipur

Of every 100 households in Akalipur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Akalipur · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**85%

Tap water ****90%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**48%

Television ****30%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**49%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Akalipur?

■ Akalipur · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**954

Working population ****45.5%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 71.4% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (22%) · **■** Household industry 37 (6%) · **■** Other work 161 (28%) · **■** Marginal 199 (35%)

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 Nalhati - II

- Ashuria1,493 people
- Kamalpur1,367 people
- Baneshwar1,364 people
- Gokulpur1,283 people
- Purbagopalpur1,253 people
- Raypur1,173 people
- Krishnapur1,083 people
- Beloa948 people

[All 48 villages in Nalhati - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akalipur?1,256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akalipur in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akalipur?76.7% (Census 2011)