# Kenja Village, Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kenja

Kenja is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **399 people in 84 households**, the 137th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 399people (2011)
- 84households
- 87.6%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kenja

Of every 100 households in Kenja in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kenja · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**70%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**14%

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 Kenja?

■ Kenja · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**954

Working population ****37.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 79.2% for women. 63% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (11%) · **■** Marginal 17 (11%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Talbandi415 people
- Taldanga410 people
- Baulara409 people
- Lakshiapal408 people
- Parakanali383 people
- Dharampur377 people
- Bandrisol363 people
- Daldali360 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kenja?399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenja in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kenja?87.6% (Census 2011)