# Kandara Village, Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad 

# Kandara

Kandara is a village in Bharatpur - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,216 people in 2,188 households**, the 3rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 10,216people (2011)
- 2,188households
- 66.4%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kandara

Of every 100 households in Kandara in 2011, 33 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kandara · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**58%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****52%**

**48%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**43%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Kandara?

■ Kandara · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****999**

**970

Working population ****32.0%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 61.8% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 396 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,664 (51%) · **■** Household industry 118 (4%) · **■** Other work 883 (27%) · **■** Marginal 212 (6%)

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 Bharatpur - II

- Talibpur14,932 people
- Kagram14,878 people
- Khanrera8,440 people
- Sarmastapur7,955 people
- Tenya4,786 people
- Punasi4,751 people

[All 51 villages in Bharatpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kandara?10,216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandara in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kandara?66.4% (Census 2011)