# Kanchanpur Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **205 people in 44 households**, the 375th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 205people (2011)
- 44households
- 85.2%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanchanpur

Of every 100 households in Kanchanpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchanpur · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****67%**

**50%

Television ****30%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kanchanpur?

■ Kanchanpur · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**988

Working population ****38.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 78.1% for women. 63% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (16%) · **■** Marginal 5 (6%)

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

- Kanchan Gerya211 people
- Chak Sujal210 people
- Jotnarayan210 people
- Saraswatipur210 people
- Mahasimpur205 people
- Belgerya204 people
- Dogerya203 people
- Bela Gerya202 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanchanpur?205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchanpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchanpur?85.2% (Census 2011)