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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Akna

Akna is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **302 people in 65 households**, the 355th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 302people (2011)
- 65households
- 78.0%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akna

Of every 100 households in Akna in 2011, 79 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akna · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**56%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****49%**

**58%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593**

**960

Working population ****68.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 71.1% for women. 71% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (24%) · **■** Household industry 10 (5%) · **■** Other work 24 (12%) · **■** Marginal 58 (28%)

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

- Shuknash308 people
- Kali Nagar305 people
- Krishnapat305 people
- Mukti Chak305 people
- Santarya301 people
- Gohalara299 people
- Shata Chak297 people
- Ganadiha296 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akna?302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akna in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akna?78.0% (Census 2011)