# Kanyapur Village, Barabani, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Barabani, Barddhaman 

# Kanyapur

Kanyapur is a village in Barabani sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,593 people in 282 households**, the 22nd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,593people (2011)
- 282households
- 72.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanyapur

Of every 100 households in Kanyapur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanyapur · ■ Barabani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**82%

Tap water ****86%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**13%

Use banking services ****60%**

**46%

Television ****42%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kanyapur?

■ Kanyapur · ■ Barabani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**930

Working population ****34.9%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 63.0% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 255 (46%) · **■** Marginal 286 (51%)

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

- Khoshnagar1,737 people
- Itapora1,724 people
- Bhaskajuri1,670 people
- Raniganja1,597 people
- Amdiha1,553 people
- Rashunpur1,531 people
- Khaerbad1,474 people
- Shyamsundarpur1,444 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanyapur?1,593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanyapur in?Barddhaman district (Barabani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanyapur?72.1% (Census 2011)