# Akipur Village, Basirhat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Akipur

Akipur is a village in Basirhat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,782 people in 833 households**, the 17th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 3,782people (2011)
- 833households
- 76.6%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akipur

Of every 100 households in Akipur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Akipur · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**22%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**33%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****24%**

**41%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Akipur?

■ Akipur · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**969

Working population ****30.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 75.0% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 121 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (34%) · **■** Household industry 50 (4%) · **■** Other work 365 (32%) · **■** Marginal 233 (20%)

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 - II

- Kripalpur4,134 people
- Tyantra Neora4,070 people
- Nadia3,910 people
- Malatipur3,794 people
- Mirzanagar3,493 people
- Gobindapur Dhokra3,224 people
- Gobila3,222 people
- Kankra3,205 people

[All 67 villages in Basirhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akipur?3,782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akipur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akipur?76.6% (Census 2011)