# Akna Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Akna

Akna is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,408 people in 566 households**, the 24th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 2,408people (2011)
- 566households
- 79.3%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akna

Of every 100 households in Akna in 2011, 89 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akna · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**50%

Tap water ****18%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**86%

Use banking services ****64%**

**56%

Television ****40%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Akna?

■ Akna · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**942

Working population ****38.5%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 72.7% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 86 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (40%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 202 (22%) · **■** Marginal 254 (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 Polba - Dadpur

- Meghsar2,673 people
- Beta2,505 people
- Kotalpara2,458 people
- Dalimba2,442 people
- Basudebbati2,381 people
- Prasadpur2,339 people
- Dhuliara2,308 people
- Amnan2,282 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akna?2,408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akna in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akna?79.3% (Census 2011)