# Kankaria Village, Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Kankaria

Kankaria is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,633 people in 855 households**, the 8th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 4,633people (2011)
- 855households
- 66.1%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankaria

Of every 100 households in Kankaria in 2011, 42 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankaria · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**70%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

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

**26%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**87%

Use banking services ****56%**

**53%

Television ****15%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Kankaria?

■ Kankaria · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**985

Working population ****43.1%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 61.1% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (4%) · **■** Household industry 564 (28%) · **■** Other work 1,136 (57%) · **■** Marginal 80 (4%)

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 Raghunathganj - I

- Ramchandrabati5,648 people
- Barala5,580 people
- Ramkantapur5,208 people
- Sujapur4,717 people
- Rajnagar4,586 people
- Gankar4,574 people
- Umarpur4,384 people
- Nait Baidara4,212 people

[All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankaria?4,633 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankaria in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankaria?66.1% (Census 2011)