# Kankania Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Kankania

Kankania is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,002 people in 185 households**, the 56th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,002people (2011)
- 185households
- 57.5%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankania

Of every 100 households in Kankania in 2011, 20 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankania · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**23%

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

**15%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kankania?

■ Kankania · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**957

Working population ****32.5%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 48.9% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 50 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (28%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 161 (49%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Jay Rampur1,387 people
- Uttar Bhakuria1,350 people
- Dakshin Mukundapur1,220 people
- Hulaspur1,138 people
- Kushol963 people
- Maslandapur929 people
- Raghabpur849 people
- Bhuna782 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankania?1,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankania in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankania?57.5% (Census 2011)