# Kenchkapur Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kenchkapur

Kenchkapur is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,863 people in 636 households**, the 7th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 2,863people (2011)
- 636households
- 90.9%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kenchkapur

Of every 100 households in Kenchkapur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kenchkapur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**63%

Tap water ****29%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****70%**

**54%

Television ****34%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kenchkapur?

■ Kenchkapur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**974

Working population ****47.4%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 85.7% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 389 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (7%) · **■** Marginal 805 (59%)

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 - II

- Bala4,604 people
- Murakata4,411 people
- Kuapur3,215 people
- Dhanyagachhi3,000 people
- Bandipur2,829 people
- Maheshpur2,771 people
- Bhairabpur2,720 people
- Piardanga2,457 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kenchkapur?2,863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenchkapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kenchkapur?90.9% (Census 2011)