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

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Akilpur

Akilpur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **834 people in 206 households**, the 140th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 834people (2011)
- 206households
- 76.1%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akilpur

Of every 100 households in Akilpur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akilpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****100%**

**58%

Television ****29%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Akilpur?

■ Akilpur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**962

Working population ****35.6%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 68.4% for women. 61% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (56%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (20%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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

- Chhota Mallikpur873 people
- Jayharipur857 people
- Mukundapur850 people
- Manikpur849 people
- Rautpur824 people
- Uttar Mogalpur824 people
- Hridayrampur820 people
- Uttar Fatepur820 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akilpur?834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akilpur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akilpur?76.1% (Census 2011)