# Kanksa, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Barddhaman, West Bengal 

# Kanksa

Kanksa is a sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **178,125 people**, 7 towns and 82 villages (77 inhabited). The largest village is Panagar (5,510 people).

- 178,125people (2011)
- 82villages
- 7towns
- 76.3%literacy

## Population of Kanksa compared with Barddhaman

■ Kanksa · ■ Barddhaman district

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**951

Working population ****42.4%**

**37.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kanksa

Of every 100 households in Kanksa in 2011, 63 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kanksa · ■ Barddhaman district

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**42%

Tap water ****28%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**55%

Use banking services ****69%**

**63%

Television ****42%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Kanksa

- Kanksa23,789 people
- Gopalpur15,967 people
- Debipur9,967 people
- Arra7,808 people
- Bamunara6,665 people
- Amlajora5,856 people
- Prayagpur4,479 people

## Largest villages in Kanksa

- Panagar · 5,510 people
- Basudha · 5,166 people
- Ijjatganj · 4,085 people
- Shilampur · 3,968 people
- Birudiha · 3,377 people
- Shyambazar · 3,308 people
- Kuldiha · 3,250 people
- Babnabera · 3,009 people
- Bistupur · 2,992 people
- Banskopa · 2,711 people
- Malandighi · 2,590 people
- Napara · 2,512 people
- Gangbil · 2,435 people
- Bandra · 2,240 people
- Akandara · 2,051 people
- Domra · 2,035 people

[All 82 villages in Kanksa →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kanksa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kanksa?82 (77 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanksa in?Barddhaman district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Kanksa?178,125 (Census 2011)