# Kanchchhala Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Kanchchhala

Kanchchhala is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,293 people in 247 households**, the 39th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,293people (2011)
- 247households
- 69.1%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanchchhala

Of every 100 households in Kanchchhala in 2011, 32 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchchhala · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**78%

Tap water ****13%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

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

**65%

Use banking services ****15%**

**60%

Television ****14%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kanchchhala?

■ Kanchchhala · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709**

**943

Working population ****44.0%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 55.8% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (32%) · **■** Marginal 159 (28%)

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

- Nutangram1,471 people
- Pakhanna Bhairabpur1,400 people
- Manjmura1,351 people
- Dejuri1,322 people
- Dhabani1,277 people
- Sarali1,256 people
- Dangarpara1,243 people
- Purakonda1,238 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanchchhala?1,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchchhala in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchchhala?69.1% (Census 2011)