# Akasya Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Akasya

Akasya is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 44 households**, the 249th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 188people (2011)
- 44households
- 82.6%literacy
- 1,112females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akasya

Of every 100 households in Akasya in 2011, 36 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akasya · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****46%**

**42%

Television ****34%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Akasya?

■ Akasya · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**970

Working population ****44.7%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 73.6% for women. 64% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (23%) · **■** Marginal 44 (52%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Kaismali193 people
- Bardhanu189 people
- Chaknarayanbhanja189 people
- Chaksandhar189 people
- Sankrishnapur186 people
- Jogisenbar185 people
- Naraharipur181 people
- Gaurhati179 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akasya?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akasya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akasya?82.6% (Census 2011)