# Akna Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Akna

Akna is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **507 people in 110 households**, the 74th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 507people (2011)
- 110households
- 75.2%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akna

Of every 100 households in Akna in 2011, 51 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akna · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**28%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Akna?

■ Akna · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**940

Working population ****32.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 64.7% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 16 (10%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Jharia537 people
- Ramgar536 people
- Chandias532 people
- Chainsol513 people
- Bandh Gara503 people
- Bangara498 people
- Shimulia498 people
- Poradiha492 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akna?507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akna in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akna?75.2% (Census 2011)