# Kankata Village, Khatra, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khatra, Bankura 

# Kankata

Kankata is a village in Khatra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 142 households**, the 51st largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 766people (2011)
- 142households
- 76.9%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankata

Of every 100 households in Kankata in 2011, 37 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankata · ■ Khatra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**9%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****32%**

**57%

Television ****15%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**29%

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 Kankata?

■ Kankata · ■ Khatra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**940

Working population ****32.5%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 62.2% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 91 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (13%) · **■** Marginal 122 (49%)

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 Khatra

- Dhargram780 people
- Buri Sahar779 people
- Jagannathpur773 people
- Peri Pathar772 people
- Patpur762 people
- Jharia742 people
- Khayerbani734 people
- Susne714 people

[All 153 villages in Khatra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/khatra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankata?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankata in?Bankura district (Khatra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankata?76.9% (Census 2011)