# Kanchanpur Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **722 people in 171 households**, the 88th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 722people (2011)
- 171households
- 71.7%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanchanpur

Of every 100 households in Kanchanpur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchanpur · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**65%

Use banking services ****58%**

**60%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kanchanpur?

■ Kanchanpur · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**943

Working population ****39.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 58.5% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (19%) · **■** Marginal 154 (54%)

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 Barjora

- Deucha781 people
- Saulia759 people
- Gokul Mathura755 people
- Phulberya731 people
- Paschim Brindabanpur716 people
- Chak Keshya711 people
- Tentulpoha682 people
- Rautara678 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanchanpur?722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchanpur in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchanpur?71.7% (Census 2011)