# Akhira Village, Rampurhat - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - I, Birbhum 

# Akhira

Akhira is a village in Rampurhat - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,367 people in 577 households**, the 29th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,367people (2011)
- 577households
- 81.6%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akhira

Of every 100 households in Akhira in 2011, 62 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akhira · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**87%

Use banking services ****81%**

**43%

Television ****45%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Akhira?

■ Akhira · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**945

Working population ****38.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 76.0% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 422 (47%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 259 (29%) · **■** Marginal 68 (8%)

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 Rampurhat - I

- Bhatina2,570 people
- Kanduri2,554 people
- Chakpara2,451 people
- Khedamara2,379 people
- Sadinpur2,350 people
- Chhora2,311 people
- Serpur2,107 people
- Lakshmibati2,002 people

[All 119 villages in Rampurhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akhira?2,367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhira in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akhira?81.6% (Census 2011)