# Kanksa Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Kanksa

Kanksa is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,608 people in 658 households**, the 31st largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,608people (2011)
- 658households
- 62.8%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanksa

Of every 100 households in Kanksa in 2011, 29 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanksa · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kanksa?

■ Kanksa · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**960

Working population ****31.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 61.5% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (53%) · **■** Household industry 37 (5%) · **■** Other work 74 (9%) · **■** Marginal 100 (12%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Mahinagar2,778 people
- Neoai Khamarpara2,691 people
- Rambhadrapur2,665 people
- Elahiganj2,616 people
- Hulaspur2,499 people
- Belun2,438 people
- Khosbag2,405 people
- Beliapukur2,338 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanksa?2,608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanksa in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanksa?62.8% (Census 2011)