# Akrapunji Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Akrapunji

Akrapunji is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 145 households**, the 84th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 589people (2011)
- 145households
- 68.9%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Akrapunji

Of every 100 households in Akrapunji in 2011, 58 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Akrapunji · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**41%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**84%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****28%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Akrapunji?

■ Akrapunji · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**937

Working population ****35.3%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 56.0% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (17%) · **■** Marginal 171 (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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Dhukrijhara741 people
- Seora Hati736 people
- Parasurampur664 people
- Andharia614 people
- Sankhua549 people
- Khamarkur514 people
- Basudebpur493 people
- Katapukharia447 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Akrapunji?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akrapunji in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Akrapunji?68.9% (Census 2011)