# Akulshe Village, Bishnupur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Akulshe

Akulshe is a village in Bishnupur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,527 people in 550 households**, the 21st largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 2,527people (2011)
- 550households
- 74.9%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akulshe

Of every 100 households in Akulshe in 2011, 47 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Akulshe · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**45%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**24%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**84%

Use banking services ****41%**

**46%

Television ****37%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Akulshe?

■ Akulshe · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1244**

**953

Working population ****46.0%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 66.0% for women. 64% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 452 (39%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 228 (20%) · **■** Marginal 266 (23%)

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 Bishnupur - II

- Kasibati2,754 people
- Sajua2,673 people
- Chak Sukdeb2,650 people
- Angarbaria2,634 people
- Egaragram2,298 people
- Deuli Sultanpur2,233 people
- Khasjhika2,194 people
- Kishorpur2,094 people

[All 53 villages in Bishnupur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akulshe?2,527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akulshe in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akulshe?74.9% (Census 2011)