# Kantia Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Kantia

Kantia is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **969 people in 232 households**, the 58th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 969people (2011)
- 232households
- 71.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kantia

Of every 100 households in Kantia in 2011, 65 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kantia · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**48%

Tap water ****2%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**74%

Use banking services ****24%**

**50%

Television ****32%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Kantia?

■ Kantia · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**981

Working population ****46.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 60.1% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (39%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (21%) · **■** Marginal 111 (25%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Fakirpur1,099 people
- Kasimpur1,072 people
- Tentral1,054 people
- Chamardighi994 people
- Birutikri913 people
- Jhinguti901 people
- Nabagram871 people
- Raypur779 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kantia?969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantia in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kantia?71.3% (Census 2011)