# Kanturi Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Kanturi

Kanturi is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,021 people in 459 households**, the 21st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,021people (2011)
- 459households
- 73.9%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanturi

Of every 100 households in Kanturi in 2011, 33 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanturi · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****86%**

**57%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kanturi?

■ Kanturi · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858**

**961

Working population ****29.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 66.1% for women. 54% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 144 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 80 (13%) · **■** Marginal 130 (22%)

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 Sainthia

- Paschim Naoapara2,288 people
- Paharpur2,247 people
- Hatara2,098 people
- Derpur2,066 people
- Jiui1,942 people
- Bharamarkol1,913 people
- Kurumsaha1,790 people
- Dakshin Sija1,786 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanturi?2,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanturi in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanturi?73.9% (Census 2011)