# Akharpur Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Akharpur

Akharpur is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,204 people in 1,277 households**, the 4th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 6,204people (2011)
- 1,277households
- 68.1%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akharpur

Of every 100 households in Akharpur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akharpur · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**70%

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

**25%

Tap water ****46%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**91%

Use banking services ****27%**

**29%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Akharpur?

■ Akharpur · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**953

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 63.9% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 176 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (12%) · **■** Household industry 279 (13%) · **■** Other work 965 (44%) · **■** Marginal 516 (23%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Panitar13,947 people
- Sangrampur7,233 people
- Gachha6,489 people
- Kodalia5,896 people
- Gotra5,894 people
- Pipha5,760 people
- Merudandi4,730 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akharpur?6,204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akharpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akharpur?68.1% (Census 2011)