# Kankot Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Kankot

Kankot is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,491 people in 1,325 households**, the 7th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 6,491people (2011)
- 1,325households
- 49.1%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankot

Of every 100 households in Kankot in 2011, 12 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankot · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kankot?

■ Kankot · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**959

Working population ****27.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.6% for men and 51.8% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 307 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 439 (25%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 120 (7%) · **■** Marginal 908 (51%)

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 Ratua - I

- Balupur10,808 people
- Maniknagar8,877 people
- Rukundipur7,260 people
- Kamalpur6,802 people
- Chhabilpara6,479 people
- Parakaram6,386 people
- Bijrabhita5,513 people
- Ratua5,498 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankot?6,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankot in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankot?49.1% (Census 2011)