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

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Kankuria

Kankuria is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,225 people in 260 households**, the 81st largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,225people (2011)
- 260households
- 82.4%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankuria

Of every 100 households in Kankuria in 2011, 31 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kankuria · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**86%

Use banking services ****50%**

**56%

Television ****21%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kankuria?

■ Kankuria · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1277**

**942

Working population ****43.7%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 76.4% for women. 65% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (9%) · **■** Household industry 42 (8%) · **■** Other work 65 (12%) · **■** Marginal 303 (57%)

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

- Kamrai1,278 people
- Kasemaligar1,276 people
- Ekbalpur1,253 people
- Amria1,228 people
- Bhabanipur1,203 people
- Bhushali1,198 people
- Patul1,186 people
- Kadipara1,169 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankuria?1,225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankuria in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankuria?82.4% (Census 2011)