# Kanakpur Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Kanakpur

Kanakpur is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **801 people in 213 households**, the 69th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 801people (2011)
- 213households
- 74.0%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanakpur

Of every 100 households in Kanakpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanakpur · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**27%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****69%**

**56%

Own their home ****86%**

**91%

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 Kanakpur?

■ Kanakpur · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

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

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**942

Working population ****27.6%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 67.2% for women. 52% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (57%) · **■** Other work 67 (30%) · **■** Marginal 21 (10%)

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 Rampurhat - II

- Brahmandighi844 people
- Kamra844 people
- Parkuta839 people
- Motain836 people
- Bejuri792 people
- Kashipur770 people
- Nuruddipur736 people
- Imamnagar716 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanakpur?801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanakpur in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanakpur?74.0% (Census 2011)