# Kantapahari Village, Barabani, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Barabani, Barddhaman 

# Kantapahari

Kantapahari is a village in Barabani sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,864 people in 397 households**, the 16th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,864people (2011)
- 397households
- 68.8%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kantapahari

Of every 100 households in Kantapahari in 2011, 80 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kantapahari · ■ Barabani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****93%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**13%

Use banking services ****61%**

**46%

Television ****77%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

Own their home ****89%**

**95%

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 Kantapahari?

■ Kantapahari · ■ Barabani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1376**

**930

Working population ****42.4%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 54.5% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 370 (47%) · **■** Marginal 355 (45%)

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 Barabani

- Aliganja2,130 people
- Chhotkara2,118 people
- Kapishtha1,932 people
- Parulbaria1,897 people
- Baradang1,746 people
- Khoshnagar1,737 people
- Itapora1,724 people
- Bhaskajuri1,670 people

[All 46 villages in Barabani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/barabani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kantapahari?1,864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantapahari in?Barddhaman district (Barabani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kantapahari?68.8% (Census 2011)