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

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Kanchra

Kanchra is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,068 people in 911 households**, the 16th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 4,068people (2011)
- 911households
- 76.7%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanchra

Of every 100 households in Kanchra in 2011, 74 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchra · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****31%**

**36%

Television ****21%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kanchra?

■ Kanchra · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**950

Working population ****33.7%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 72.7% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 56 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (18%) · **■** Household industry 297 (22%) · **■** Other work 482 (35%) · **■** Marginal 286 (21%)

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

- Krishnanagar4,767 people
- Tantisal4,759 people
- Mahishgot4,414 people
- Pilkhan4,176 people
- Udna3,878 people
- Chabbishpur3,815 people
- Helan3,627 people
- Kanakpur3,612 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanchra?4,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchra in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchra?76.7% (Census 2011)