# Kanpur Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Kanpur

Kanpur is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,657 people in 632 households**, the 31st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 2,657people (2011)
- 632households
- 82.1%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanpur

Of every 100 households in Kanpur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanpur · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**88%

Use banking services ****11%**

**42%

Television ****37%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kanpur?

■ Kanpur · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**959

Working population ****33.0%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 76.6% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 303 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 139 (16%) · **■** Marginal 379 (43%)

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 Arambag

- Bara Dongal2,771 people
- Telua2,702 people
- Maigram2,680 people
- Purbba Krishnapur2,672 people
- Shyamgram2,586 people
- Chak Hazi2,549 people
- Panpet2,487 people
- Bhalia2,452 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanpur?2,657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanpur in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanpur?82.1% (Census 2011)