# Kanpur Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Kanpur

Kanpur is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 143 households**, the 64th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 650people (2011)
- 143households
- 76.4%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanpur

Of every 100 households in Kanpur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kanpur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**65%

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

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**45%

Tap water ****76%**

**33%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**83%

Use banking services ****85%**

**67%

Television ****33%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kanpur?

■ Kanpur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1773**

**963

Working population ****34.5%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 69.1% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (27%) · **■** Marginal 152 (68%)

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 Memari - II

- Melna722 people
- Belui699 people
- Naopara675 people
- Bhagabanpur660 people
- Tantibaksa649 people
- Sarra636 people
- Kalyanpur624 people
- Farakpur622 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanpur?650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanpur in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanpur?76.4% (Census 2011)