# Kanakhola Village, Santipur, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santipur, Nadia 

# Kanakhola

Kanakhola is a village in Santipur sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,513 people in 597 households**, the 23rd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 2,513people (2011)
- 597households
- 63.0%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanakhola

Of every 100 households in Kanakhola in 2011, 38 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanakhola · ■ Santipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**66%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****16%**

**28%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kanakhola?

■ Kanakhola · ■ Santipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1178**

**963

Working population ****39.9%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 57.3% for women. 61% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 462 (46%) · **■** Household industry 94 (9%) · **■** Other work 72 (7%) · **■** Marginal 247 (25%)

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 Santipur

- Kulia3,364 people
- Nidhkur2,734 people
- Barajiakur2,733 people
- Chandkuri2,643 people
- Malipota2,476 people
- Arbandi2,173 people
- Arpara2,127 people
- Bathna2,081 people

[All 65 villages in Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/santipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanakhola?2,513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanakhola in?Nadia district (Santipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanakhola?63.0% (Census 2011)