# Akalpaush Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Akalpaush

Akalpaush is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 198 households**, the 93rd largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 859people (2011)
- 198households
- 86.8%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akalpaush

Of every 100 households in Akalpaush in 2011, 60 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akalpaush · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**34%

Tap water ****55%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**50%

Television ****38%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Akalpaush?

■ Akalpaush · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**988

Working population ****36.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 81.7% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (15%) · **■** Household industry 20 (6%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 73 (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 Debra

- Bakalsa Ramgopal885 people
- Madhabpur885 people
- Bhai Nagar882 people
- Kalua Akub878 people
- Murasti853 people
- Madhubanpur849 people
- Shrikrishnapur849 people
- Bishnupur848 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akalpaush?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akalpaush in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akalpaush?86.8% (Census 2011)