# Kanakpur Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Kanakpur

Kanakpur is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,612 people in 841 households**, the 20th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 3,612people (2011)
- 841households
- 76.2%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanakpur

Of every 100 households in Kanakpur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanakpur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****25%**

**36%

Television ****32%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Kanakpur?

■ Kanakpur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**950

Working population ****39.4%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 68.6% for women. 63% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 257 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (16%) · **■** Household industry 38 (3%) · **■** Other work 502 (35%) · **■** Marginal 401 (28%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Kanchra4,068 people
- Udna3,878 people
- Chabbishpur3,815 people
- Helan3,627 people
- Khanakul3,489 people
- Dhamla3,402 people
- Sankarpur3,389 people
- Majpur3,368 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanakpur?3,612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanakpur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanakpur?76.2% (Census 2011)