# Kanarsi Village, Gautam Buddha Nagar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gautam Buddha Nagar, Gautam Buddha Nagar 

# Kanarsi

Kanarsi is a village in Gautam Buddha Nagar sub-district of Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,101 people in 674 households**, the 7th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 4,101people (2011)
- 674households
- 71.2%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanarsi

Of every 100 households in Kanarsi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kanarsi · ■ Gautam Buddha Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**53%

Tap water ****76%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**87%

Use banking services ****72%**

**73%

Television ****66%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**14%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kanarsi?

■ Kanarsi · ■ Gautam Buddha Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**843

Working population ****41.6%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 54.2% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 210 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (7%) · **■** Household industry 44 (3%) · **■** Other work 670 (39%) · **■** Marginal 658 (39%)

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 Gautam Buddha Nagar

- Dhanauri4,718 people
- Salempur Gurjar4,553 people
- Ladpura4,315 people
- Parsaul4,292 people
- Fatehpur Atta3,904 people
- Nawada3,867 people
- Dadupur Dankaur3,687 people
- Chiti3,524 people

[All 118 villages in Gautam Buddha Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/gautam-buddha-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanarsi?4,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanarsi in?Gautam Buddha Nagar district (Gautam Buddha Nagar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kanarsi?71.2% (Census 2011)