# Kanua Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Kanua

Kanua is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,863 people in 456 households**, the 43rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,863people (2011)
- 456households
- 63.3%literacy
- 1,052females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanua

Of every 100 households in Kanua in 2011, 44 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanua · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**34%

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 Kanua?

■ Kanua · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**944

Working population ****37.6%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 59.8% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 180 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (13%) · **■** Marginal 212 (30%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Naidha Kabulhat2,072 people
- Daudpur2,028 people
- Haripur1,940 people
- Khadiarpur1,890 people
- Sanjib1,847 people
- Naikanda1,816 people
- Mahabbatpur1,727 people
- Rajapur1,651 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanua?1,863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanua in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanua?63.3% (Census 2011)