# Kanko Village, Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kanko

Kanko is a village in Binpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,124 people in 258 households**, the 22nd largest of 401 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,124people (2011)
- 258households
- 76.4%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanko

Of every 100 households in Kanko in 2011, 47 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanko · ■ Binpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****39%**

**26%

Television ****32%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****17%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kanko?

■ Kanko · ■ Binpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****723**

**959

Working population ****40.5%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 64.3% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 53 (12%) · **■** Marginal 198 (44%)

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 Binpur - II

- Aulia1,173 people
- Kendapara1,171 people
- Simulpal1,171 people
- Bheliadiha1,167 people
- Sahari1,104 people
- Rajpara996 people
- Raghunathpur990 people
- Simla985 people

[All 469 villages in Binpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanko?1,124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanko in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanko?76.4% (Census 2011)