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

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Kanutia

Kanutia is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,572 people in 1,694 households**, the 2nd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 6,572people (2011)
- 1,694households
- 62.8%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanutia

Of every 100 households in Kanutia in 2011, 21 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanutia · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**81%

Tap water ****12%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****5%**

**23%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**41%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Kanutia?

■ Kanutia · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**963

Working population ****38.3%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 59.2% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 228 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (14%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 562 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,366 (54%)

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

- Mayureswar11,142 people
- Katasur4,302 people
- Chhota Turigram3,976 people
- Duna3,097 people
- Basudebpur2,865 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanutia?6,572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanutia in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanutia?62.8% (Census 2011)