# Kanthalbari, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Kanthalbari

Kanthalbari is a village in [Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/) sub-district of [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **4,591 people in 1,088 households**, the 18th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 4,591people (2011)
- 1,088households
- 76.1%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanthalbari

Of every 100 households in Kanthalbari in 2011, 48 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanthalbari · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**67%

Tap water ****23%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**22%

Television ****28%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kanthalbari?

■ Kanthalbari · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**940

Working population ****36.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 249 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (17%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 659 (39%) · **■** Marginal 484 (29%)

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 Maynaguri

- Uttar Mauamari4,978 people
- Penchahahi4,848 people
- Betgara4,739 people
- Singimari4,613 people
- Dakshin Ulladabari4,586 people
- Tekatali4,507 people
- Paschim Harmati4,344 people
- Charchura Bhandar4,311 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanthalbari?4,591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthalbari in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthalbari?76.1% (Census 2011)