# Akalpur Village, Gazole, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Gazole, Maldah 

# Akalpur

Akalpur is a village in Gazole sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,728 people in 582 households**, the 25th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 2,728people (2011)
- 582households
- 58.5%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akalpur

Of every 100 households in Akalpur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Akalpur · ■ Gazole rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**75%

Tap water ****10%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Akalpur?

■ Akalpur · ■ Gazole rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**979

Working population ****43.7%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 50.1% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 423 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 120 (10%) · **■** Marginal 324 (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 Gazole

- Mayna3,273 people
- Emamnagar3,094 people
- Krishnapur2,955 people
- Raykhandighi2,856 people
- Babupur2,709 people
- Batijora2,659 people
- Arazi Mishrabati2,627 people
- Kadubari2,490 people

[All 291 villages in Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akalpur?2,728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akalpur in?Maldah district (Gazole sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akalpur?58.5% (Census 2011)