# Akabpur Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Akabpur

Akabpur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,272 people in 309 households**, the 92nd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,272people (2011)
- 309households
- 66.3%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akabpur

Of every 100 households in Akabpur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Akabpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**48%

Tap water ****42%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**84%

Use banking services ****88%**

**58%

Television ****31%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Akabpur?

■ Akabpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**962

Working population ****45.1%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 61.9% for women. 58% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 162 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (26%) · **■** Household industry 46 (8%) · **■** Other work 176 (31%) · **■** Marginal 41 (7%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Paschim Kalikapur1,341 people
- Simla1,337 people
- Ballabhipur1,299 people
- Gobindapur1,286 people
- Chitla1,249 people
- Dakshin Mamudpur1,247 people
- Kak Gachhi1,245 people
- Sahbazar1,233 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akabpur?1,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akabpur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akabpur?66.3% (Census 2011)