# Akta Village, Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Akta

Akta is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,882 people in 448 households**, the 33rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,882people (2011)
- 448households
- 66.8%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akta

Of every 100 households in Akta in 2011, 45 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akta · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**36%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**44%

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 Akta?

■ Akta · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**971

Working population ****35.0%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 61.2% for women. 64% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (36%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 93 (14%) · **■** Marginal 76 (12%)

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 Bharatpur - I

- Gaysabad2,083 people
- Chak Chandpur2,072 people
- Raghunathpur Palisa2,046 people
- Masundi2,044 people
- Ruha1,805 people
- Saktipur1,766 people
- Gunanandabati1,693 people
- Bhaluipara1,658 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akta?1,882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akta in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akta?66.8% (Census 2011)