# Akchhara Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Akchhara

Akchhara is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,191 people in 233 households**, the 54th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,191people (2011)
- 233households
- 86.1%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akchhara

Of every 100 households in Akchhara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akchhara · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**69%

Tap water ****94%**

**33%

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

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**87%

Use banking services ****29%**

**62%

Television ****48%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**15%

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 Akchhara?

■ Akchhara · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650**

**951

Working population ****34.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 82.5% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (17%) · **■** Marginal 87 (21%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Telijant1,267 people
- Durgar Bankati1,254 people
- Aguibani1,230 people
- Ausabandi1,210 people
- Hetesol1,183 people
- Garanga1,179 people
- Birajpur1,174 people
- Bhula1,157 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akchhara?1,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akchhara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akchhara?86.1% (Census 2011)