# Akandi Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Akandi

Akandi is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,577 people in 361 households**, the 49th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,577people (2011)
- 361households
- 79.6%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akandi

Of every 100 households in Akandi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akandi · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**21%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**89%

Use banking services ****57%**

**38%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**955

Working population ****38.4%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 73.1% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (7%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 249 (41%) · **■** Marginal 258 (43%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Tarangakhali1,729 people
- Shahara1,684 people
- Guluria1,667 people
- Padampur1,664 people
- Jashomantapur1,541 people
- Ichha Bari1,489 people
- Harasankar Ranichak1,480 people
- Naya Basan1,473 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akandi?1,577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akandi in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akandi?79.6% (Census 2011)