# Piariganj Village, Kanksa, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kanksa, Barddhaman 

# Piariganj

Piariganj is a village in Kanksa sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,146 people in 267 households**, the 38th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 1,146people (2011)
- 267households
- 77.0%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Piariganj

Of every 100 households in Piariganj in 2011, 39 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piariganj · ■ Kanksa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**70%

Use banking services ****92%**

**68%

Television ****23%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Piariganj?

■ Piariganj · ■ Kanksa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**976

Working population ****49.3%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 68.6% for women. 62% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (35%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 80 (14%) · **■** Marginal 275 (49%)

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 Kanksa

- Basudebpur1,285 people
- Bankati1,255 people
- Kandarkona1,253 people
- Radhamohanpur1,174 people
- Raghunathpur988 people
- Sasipur939 people
- Dandeshwar897 people
- Dhobaru859 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Piariganj?1,146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piariganj in?Barddhaman district (Kanksa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Piariganj?77.0% (Census 2011)