# Akbarpur Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Akbarpur

Akbarpur is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,119 people in 250 households**, the 66th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,119people (2011)
- 250households
- 82.7%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akbarpur

Of every 100 households in Akbarpur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akbarpur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**57%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Akbarpur?

■ Akbarpur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**960

Working population ****34.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 79.1% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 121 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 156 (41%) · **■** Marginal 39 (10%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Gujasti Rampur1,324 people
- Diar Chaitanpur1,259 people
- Rajbari1,187 people
- Ghanasyampur1,174 people
- Prasadpur1,087 people
- Saikuli1,053 people
- Dhamua1,049 people
- Narayanpur1,044 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akbarpur?1,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akbarpur in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akbarpur?82.7% (Census 2011)