# Akuni Village, Chanditala - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - I, Hugli 

# Akuni

Akuni is a village in Chanditala - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,759 people in 737 households**, the 7th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 3,759people (2011)
- 737households
- 79.7%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akuni

Of every 100 households in Akuni in 2011, 82 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Akuni · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**31%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**68%

Use banking services ****48%**

**54%

Television ****21%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Akuni?

■ Akuni · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**977

Working population ****35.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 79.2% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (7%) · **■** Household industry 139 (11%) · **■** Other work 634 (48%) · **■** Marginal 354 (27%)

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 Chanditala - I

- Bhadua4,704 people
- Kanaidanga4,517 people
- Patul4,083 people
- Pakur3,997 people
- Bandpur3,594 people
- Banamalipur3,443 people
- Aniya3,281 people
- Alipur3,091 people

[All 47 villages in Chanditala - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akuni?3,759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akuni in?Hugli district (Chanditala - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akuni?79.7% (Census 2011)