# Akandi Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Akandi

Akandi is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **705 people in 140 households**, the 158th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 705people (2011)
- 140households
- 78.5%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akandi

Of every 100 households in Akandi in 2011, 11 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akandi · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**56%

Tap water ****5%**

**21%

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

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**58%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**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 Akandi?

■ Akandi · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**960

Working population ****26.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 64.3% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 155 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 17 (9%)

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 Keshpur

- Ranpara719 people
- Markha715 people
- Khas Jangal710 people
- Bilasbar706 people
- Ratan Hati704 people
- Ajodhya Bar703 people
- Bagrui701 people
- Jhalka700 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akandi?705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akandi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akandi?78.5% (Census 2011)