Village · Ranibundh, Bankura
# Kanthalia

Kanthalia is a village in Ranibundh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 950 people in 223 households, the 40th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.
- 950 people (2011)
- 223 households
- 76.8% literacy
- 919 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanthalia

Of every 100 households in Kanthalia in 2011, 36 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kanthalia · ■ Ranibundh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 36% 26%
- Toilet within the home 9% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 94%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 96%
- Use banking services 28% 34%
- Television 15% 9%
- Mobile phone 34% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 26%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kanthalia?

■ Kanthalia · ■ Ranibundh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.8% 68.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 919 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 860 951
- Working population 36.0% 48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 66.0% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 115 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 13 (4%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 78 (23%) · ■ Marginal 131 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ranibundh
- Barikul 988 people
- Khejur Khanma 988 people
- Mitha-Am 986 people
- Baragram 967 people
- Chalkigara 903 people
- Hetia Pathar 879 people
- Syamadihi 873 people
- Nutandihi 867 people

All 186 villages in Ranibundh

## Other places named Kanthalia
- Kanthalia · Village, Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas · 5,724 people
- Kanthalia · Village, Muruda, Mayurbhanj · 630 people
- Kanthalia · Village, Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur · 487 people
- Kanthalia · Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman · 332 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Kanthalia? 950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthalia in? Bankura district (Ranibundh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthalia? 76.8% (Census 2011)

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