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

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Kantul

Kantul is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,041 people in 253 households**, the 99th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,041people (2011)
- 253households
- 72.6%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kantul

Of every 100 households in Kantul in 2011, 48 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantul · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****80%**

**56%

Television ****22%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kantul?

■ Kantul · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**75.1%

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

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1447**

**942

Working population ****49.9%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 64.1% for women. 64% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (62%) · **■** Household industry 22 (4%) · **■** Other work 87 (17%) · **■** Marginal 28 (5%)

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

- Narayanpara1,095 people
- Mirzzapur1,089 people
- Bakkeshwar1,083 people
- Milichita1,063 people
- Kapashtikri1,041 people
- Hodla1,036 people
- Nagpal1,026 people
- Dantra1,012 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kantul?1,041 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantul in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kantul?72.6% (Census 2011)