Akharpur Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Akharpur is a village situated in Basirhat - I block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,277 families residing in the village Akharpur. The total population of Akharpur is 6,204 out of which 3,148 are males and 3,056 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Akharpur is 971.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Akharpur village is 914 which is 15% of the total population. There are 480 male children and 434 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Akharpur is 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (971) of Akharpur village.

Population
6,204
Families
1,277
Literacy
68.11%
Sex Ratio
971

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Akharpur is 68.1%. Thus Akharpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 72.23% and the female literacy rate is 63.92% in Akharpur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Akharpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Akharpur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Akharpur village.

Total Male Female
Children 914 480 434
Literacy 68.11% 72.23% 63.92%
Scheduled Caste 716 388 328
Scheduled Tribe 6 2 4
Illiterate 2,601 1,221 1,380

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Akharpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Akharpur village out of total population, 2,205 were engaged in work activities. 76.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,205 workers engaged in Main Work, 176 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 269 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,689 1,331 358
Cultivators 176 163 13
Agriculture Labourer 269 250 19
Household Industries 279 56 223
Other Workers 965 862 103
Marginal Workers 516 395 121
Non Working 3,999 1,422 2,577

Nearby Villages to Akharpur,

Below are the list of villages near Akharpur village in Basirhat - I.

Village Population
Prasannakati 2,463
Mukundakati 2,599
Gachha 6,489
Shibhati 2,211
Paikardanga 2,933
Merudandi 4,730
Bibidia 31
Aswathakati 1,006
Panitar 13,947
Chak Kamardanga 882

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