# Kantur Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Kantur

Kantur is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 221 households**, the 96th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 901people (2011)
- 221households
- 84.5%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kantur

Of every 100 households in Kantur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantur · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****55%**

**32%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**48%

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 Kantur?

■ Kantur · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**945

Working population ****33.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 79.1% for women. 62% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (9%) · **■** Marginal 126 (42%)

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 Burwan

- Bichhur975 people
- Srirampur961 people
- Surjya Bati942 people
- Ghasiara927 people
- Panuti890 people
- Mudda886 people
- Phupra872 people
- Sukuria870 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kantur?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantur in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kantur?84.5% (Census 2011)