# Kanchan Gerya Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kanchan Gerya

Kanchan Gerya is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **211 people in 37 households**, the 371st largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 211people (2011)
- 37households
- 80.1%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanchan Gerya

Of every 100 households in Kanchan Gerya in 2011, 19 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kanchan Gerya · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****61%**

**50%

Television ****56%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kanchan Gerya?

■ Kanchan Gerya · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**988

Working population ****66.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 67.0% for women. 73% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 35 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (15%) · **■** Other work 28 (20%) · **■** Marginal 57 (40%)

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 Debra

- Kantapal Pratap Chak214 people
- Chak Haibat212 people
- Brindabanpur211 people
- Dharmangadpur211 people
- Chak Sujal210 people
- Jotnarayan210 people
- Saraswatipur210 people
- Kanchanpur205 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanchan Gerya?211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchan Gerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchan Gerya?80.1% (Census 2011)