# Kanshai, Mejhia, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Kanshai

Kanshai is a village in [Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **965 people in 182 households**, the 33rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 965people (2011)
- 182households
- 67.1%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanshai

Of every 100 households in Kanshai in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanshai · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**47%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**52%

Use banking services ****28%**

**36%

Television ****8%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kanshai?

■ Kanshai · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**937

Working population ****37.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 51.6% for women. 62% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 128 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 110 (31%) · **■** Marginal 113 (32%)

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 Mejhia

- Lakshmanbandi1,125 people
- Purunia1,031 people
- Jalanpur982 people
- Telenda980 people
- Dighalgram915 people
- Kalidaspur870 people
- Jorsa852 people
- Sitarampur769 people

[All 75 villages in Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanshai?965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanshai in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanshai?67.1% (Census 2011)