Akandi, Egra - I

Akandi is a village located in the Egra - I Subdivision of Medinipur East district of West Bengal. The village falls in Egra-I block and comes under Rishibankimchandra Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Akandi is 1.3 thousands out of which 640 are males and rest 611 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 955 females per 1000 males. There are around 113 teenagers in Akandi. It has literacy rate of 75% which means around 933 persons can read and write. Total 209 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 292 households in Akandi, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 533. The pincode of Akandi is 721448 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Paniparul Sub Post office
• Chatla Branch Post office
• Kultikri Aranga Branch Post office
• Negua Branch Post office
• Shipur Branch Post office

Schools

Akandi has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Negua Sundar Narayan High School
• Shipur Kesabeswar High School(High School)
• Arjuni Sree Sree Ramkrishna Adarsha Vidyamandir
• Chorepalia S.S.B. Vidyapith(High School)
• Negua Balika Vidyalaya

Hospitals

Akandi has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Mirzapur Sub-Center
• Khagda Sub-Center
• Sheepur Sub-Center
• Khurutia Sub-Center
• Hansaria Sub-Center

Banks

Akandi has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• IDBI Bank Balageria Central Coop Bank LTD
• State Bank of India Jamki
• The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Paniparul