# Kagnan Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Kagnan

Kagnan is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,783 people in 423 households**, the 44th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,783people (2011)
- 423households
- 62.6%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kagnan

Of every 100 households in Kagnan in 2011, 48 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kagnan · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**50%

Tap water ****14%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**21%

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

**8%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****61%**

**56%

Television ****32%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Kagnan?

■ Kagnan · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**942

Working population ****49.8%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 51.9% for women. 67% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 211 (24%) · **■** Marginal 304 (34%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Goai1,967 people
- Kamdebpur1,856 people
- Popai1,846 people
- Sankarbati1,831 people
- Khein1,769 people
- Makhalpur1,722 people
- Gunpala1,718 people
- Ghatampur1,717 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kagnan?1,783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kagnan in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kagnan?62.6% (Census 2011)