# Kanthalgachhi Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Kanthalgachhi

Kanthalgachhi is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 104 households**, the 72nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 421people (2011)
- 104households
- 66.3%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanthalgachhi

Of every 100 households in Kanthalgachhi in 2011, 46 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanthalgachhi · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**41%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**68%

Use banking services ****41%**

**63%

Television ****26%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**21%

Own their home ****84%**

**92%

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 Kanthalgachhi?

■ Kanthalgachhi · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**980

Working population ****50.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 56.0% for women. 66% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (12%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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 - II

- Ramnagar516 people
- Mahipal508 people
- Naopara480 people
- Tajpur460 people
- Gangua379 people
- Sialdaha371 people
- Amirpur358 people
- Dangachha353 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanthalgachhi?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthalgachhi in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthalgachhi?66.3% (Census 2011)