# Kankra Village, Basirhat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kankra

Kankra is a village in Basirhat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,205 people in 807 households**, the 21st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 3,205people (2011)
- 807households
- 81.9%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankra

Of every 100 households in Kankra in 2011, 49 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kankra · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**22%

Tap water ****7%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**41%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kankra?

■ Kankra · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**969

Working population ****42.1%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 80.0% for women. 64% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 108 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (16%) · **■** Household industry 223 (17%) · **■** Other work 582 (43%) · **■** Marginal 217 (16%)

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 Basirhat - II

- Akipur3,782 people
- Mirzanagar3,493 people
- Gobindapur Dhokra3,224 people
- Gobila3,222 people
- Jhuruli2,967 people
- Sitalia2,955 people
- Swarupnagar2,932 people
- Rajnagar2,930 people

[All 67 villages in Basirhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankra?3,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankra in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankra?81.9% (Census 2011)