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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Akurya

Akurya is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **830 people in 151 households**, the 126th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 830people (2011)
- 151households
- 69.3%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akurya

Of every 100 households in Akurya in 2011, 83 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akurya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**56%

Tap water ****4%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****79%**

**58%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Akurya?

■ Akurya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**960

Working population ****28.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 61.8% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 194 (82%)

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

- Tapuria833 people
- Eluni832 people
- Palangpur832 people
- Paniat832 people
- Jadupur829 people
- Nanna829 people
- Raniar827 people
- Dhalhara822 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akurya?830 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akurya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akurya?69.3% (Census 2011)