# Kanpa Village, Barrackpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barrackpur - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kanpa

Kanpa is a village in Barrackpur - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,451 people in 1,096 households**, the 4th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 4,451people (2011)
- 1,096households
- 92.9%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanpa

Of every 100 households in Kanpa in 2011, 92 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kanpa · ■ Barrackpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**11%

Tap water ****68%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**71%

Use banking services ****82%**

**52%

Television ****80%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****86%**

**94%

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 Kanpa?

■ Kanpa · ■ Barrackpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**960

Working population ****29.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 89.5% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 57 (4%) · **■** Other work 974 (75%) · **■** Marginal 185 (14%)

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 Barrackpur - I

- Mamudpur15,190 people
- Keutia4,939 people
- Rambati4,919 people
- Hansia4,107 people
- Basudebpur3,768 people
- Rajendrapur3,739 people
- Jadunath Bati3,476 people

[All 38 villages in Barrackpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barrackpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanpa?4,451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanpa in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barrackpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanpa?92.9% (Census 2011)