# Kaknan Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Kaknan

Kaknan is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,833 people in 1,324 households**, the 13th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 5,833people (2011)
- 1,324households
- 79.4%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaknan

Of every 100 households in Kaknan in 2011, 65 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaknan · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**37%

Tap water ****7%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**88%

Use banking services ****60%**

**47%

Television ****20%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

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 Kaknan?

■ Kaknan · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**950

Working population ****32.9%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 71.5% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 455 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 425 (22%) · **■** Household industry 68 (4%) · **■** Other work 576 (30%) · **■** Marginal 395 (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 - II

- Natibpur6,466 people
- Palashpai6,450 people
- Routkhana6,114 people
- Balpai5,856 people
- Mostafapur5,670 people
- Marakhana5,526 people
- Hirapur5,486 people
- Dhanyaghari5,482 people

[All 53 villages in Khanakul - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaknan?5,833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaknan in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaknan?79.4% (Census 2011)