# Kankara Village, Kotulpur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kotulpur, Bankura 

# Kankara

Kankara is a village in Kotulpur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 69 households**, the 125th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 318people (2011)
- 69households
- 87.1%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankara

Of every 100 households in Kankara in 2011, 30 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankara · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**28%

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

**3%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****38%**

**65%

Television ****3%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**11%

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 Kankara?

■ Kankara · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**969

Working population ****46.2%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 81.0% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 147 (100%)

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 Kotulpur

- Enayet Chak369 people
- Brahmadanga365 people
- Chak Delwar359 people
- Akargarya337 people
- Chandi Pur316 people
- Shimdal316 people
- Dehuabani315 people
- Metelsair311 people

[All 169 villages in Kotulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/kotulpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankara?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankara in?Bankura district (Kotulpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankara?87.1% (Census 2011)