# Akana Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Akana

Akana is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 75 households**, the 181st largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 290people (2011)
- 75households
- 67.9%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akana

Of every 100 households in Akana in 2011, 40 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akana · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**19%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****69%**

**25%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Akana?

■ Akana · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1412**

**954

Working population ****30.7%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 55.4% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (12%) · **■** Marginal 69 (78%)

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 Binpur - I

- Dubrajpur296 people
- Gobindapur293 people
- Bahadurpur292 people
- Damujana291 people
- Chhota Palasi290 people
- Madhabpur290 people
- Bankisol289 people
- Kusumasoli284 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akana?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akana in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akana?67.9% (Census 2011)