# Kankora Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Mangolkote, Barddhaman 

# Kankora

Kankora is a village in Mangolkote sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,381 people in 583 households**, the 38th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 2,381people (2011)
- 583households
- 67.1%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankora

Of every 100 households in Kankora in 2011, 21 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kankora · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**60%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**26%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****81%**

**59%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Kankora?

■ Kankora · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**986

Working population ****31.8%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 63.8% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 171 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (29%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (10%) · **■** Marginal 282 (37%)

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 Mangolkote

- Kshirgram2,474 people
- Belgram2,467 people
- Kashiara2,420 people
- Khudrun2,395 people
- Majkhanra2,360 people
- Kanaidanga2,296 people
- Gohagram2,276 people
- Konarpur2,221 people

[All 132 villages in Mangolkote](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/mangolkote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankora?2,381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankora in?Barddhaman district (Mangolkote sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankora?67.1% (Census 2011)