# Kanakpur Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Kanakpur

Kanakpur is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **724 people in 136 households**, the 73rd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 724people (2011)
- 136households
- 63.1%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanakpur

Of every 100 households in Kanakpur in 2011, 55 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanakpur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**60%

Tap water ****60%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**42%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****9%**

**39%

Television ****4%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Kanakpur?

■ Kanakpur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1191**

**972

Working population ****48.1%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 57.4% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (44%) · **■** Household industry 155 (45%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 English Bazar

- Barachak807 people
- Lalapur767 people
- Ichhlampur761 people
- Krishna Prasad Nij749 people
- Uttar Umarpur711 people
- Daibakipur703 people
- Bilbari623 people
- Binodpur595 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanakpur?724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanakpur in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanakpur?63.1% (Census 2011)