# Kankabati Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kankabati

Kankabati is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,871 people in 411 households**, the 18th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,871people (2011)
- 411households
- 78.4%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankabati

Of every 100 households in Kankabati in 2011, 40 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankabati · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**66%

Tap water ****23%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****15%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kankabati?

■ Kankabati · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**950

Working population ****34.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 71.0% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 207 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (6%) · **■** Marginal 234 (36%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Kashanda2,198 people
- Hiradharpur2,046 people
- Beurgram1,984 people
- Tatarpur1,893 people
- Bara1,845 people
- Bhabanipur1,838 people
- Nekarbag1,820 people
- Jhalur1,767 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankabati?1,871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankabati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankabati?78.4% (Census 2011)