# Kanchana Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Kanchana

Kanchana is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 165 households**, the 66th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 679people (2011)
- 165households
- 65.0%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanchana

Of every 100 households in Kanchana in 2011, 42 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanchana · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**90%

Use banking services ****25%**

**23%

Television ****21%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kanchana?

■ Kanchana · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**963

Working population ****49.5%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 54.8% for women. 65% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 54 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (36%) · **■** Other work 27 (8%) · **■** Marginal 135 (40%)

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 Mayureswar - II

- Prayagpur704 people
- Darkandi697 people
- Kazipur689 people
- Naogaon680 people
- Lokpara676 people
- Akna662 people
- Bazarhat651 people
- Amchua648 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanchana?679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchana in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchana?65.0% (Census 2011)