# Kanknal Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Kanknal

Kanknal is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,062 people in 263 households**, the 65th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,062people (2011)
- 263households
- 86.8%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanknal

Of every 100 households in Kanknal in 2011, 67 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanknal · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**91%

Use banking services ****47%**

**44%

Television ****34%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kanknal?

■ Kanknal · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**970

Working population ****40.4%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 80.9% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (16%) · **■** Household industry 46 (11%) · **■** Other work 131 (31%) · **■** Marginal 92 (21%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Lohachur1,208 people
- Kaibati1,124 people
- Rukuspur1,123 people
- Chak Bahara1,069 people
- Satpota1,056 people
- Belgachhi1,021 people
- Dampal983 people
- Bagachra922 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanknal?1,062 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanknal in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanknal?86.8% (Census 2011)