# Kanikar Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Kanikar

Kanikar is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 167 households**, the 153rd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 748people (2011)
- 167households
- 76.0%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanikar

Of every 100 households in Kanikar in 2011, 53 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kanikar · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****89%**

**58%

Television ****34%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

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 Kanikar?

■ Kanikar · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**962

Working population ****61.0%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 70.0% for women. 71% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 54 (12%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Madhusudanpur773 people
- Radha Ballabhpur773 people
- Bhabanipur772 people
- Shibai Chandi766 people
- Pitha747 people
- Salalpur744 people
- Surat Sinpur742 people
- Sonajol722 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanikar?748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanikar in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanikar?76.0% (Census 2011)