# Kankutia, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Kankutia

Kankutia is a village in [Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/) sub-district of [Birbhum](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,752 people in 424 households**, the 36th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,752people (2011)
- 424households
- 74.0%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankutia

Of every 100 households in Kankutia in 2011, 31 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankutia · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**73%

Tap water ****49%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**82%

Use banking services ****34%**

**61%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Kankutia?

■ Kankutia · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**972

Working population ****46.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 68.1% for women. 63% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 127 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (24%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 111 (14%) · **■** Marginal 365 (44%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Panchshoa1,851 people
- Chandanpur1,849 people
- Supur1,803 people
- Adityapur1,785 people
- Bergram1,737 people
- Rajatpur1,735 people
- Bara Simulia1,572 people
- Ikshudhara1,521 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankutia?1,752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankutia in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankutia?74.0% (Census 2011)