# Kankurhati Village, Ketugram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ketugram - II, Barddhaman 

# Kankurhati

Kankurhati is a village in Ketugram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,125 people in 235 households**, the 34th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 1,125people (2011)
- 235households
- 50.8%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankurhati

Of every 100 households in Kankurhati in 2011, 39 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankurhati · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**57%

Television ****26%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kankurhati?

■ Kankurhati · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****642**

**954

Working population ****35.9%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 44.0% for women. 61% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (31%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (13%) · **■** Marginal 24 (6%)

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 Ketugram - II

- Murundi1,676 people
- Jhamatpur1,543 people
- Kopa1,408 people
- Sitahati1,262 people
- Anantapur892 people
- Begunkola782 people
- Senpara765 people
- Talari761 people

[All 56 villages in Ketugram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ketugram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankurhati?1,125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankurhati in?Barddhaman district (Ketugram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankurhati?50.8% (Census 2011)