# Kanikapur, Harraiya, Basti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Kanikapur

Kanikapur is a village in [Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/) sub-district of [Basti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 81 households**, the 675th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 505people (2011)
- 81households
- 65.9%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanikapur

Of every 100 households in Kanikapur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanikapur · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**48%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**91%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**99%

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 Kanikapur?

■ Kanikapur · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1139**

**928

Working population ****27.1%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 57.9% for women. 38% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 70 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (14%) · **■** Marginal 46 (34%)

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 Harraiya

- Harnahwa510 people
- Misraulia Abad508 people
- Pure Alaval508 people
- Churiharpur506 people
- Kekrahiya505 people
- Sherpur505 people
- Thanwarpur505 people
- Ekdengwa503 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Other places named Kanikapur

- Kanikapur · Village, Harraiya, Basti · 8 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanikapur?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanikapur in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanikapur?65.9% (Census 2011)