# Kashikanta Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kashikanta

Kashikanta is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 41 households**, the 131st largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 241people (2011)
- 41households
- 63.9%literacy
- 840females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kashikanta

Of every 100 households in Kashikanta in 2011, 46 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kashikanta · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**12%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**13%

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 Kashikanta?

■ Kashikanta · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**998

Working population ****46.1%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 50.0% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (65%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%) · **■** Marginal 27 (24%)

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 - III

- Shyampur268 people
- Beliaganj262 people
- Baharsuli260 people
- Bandhgora243 people
- Shyampur238 people
- Fate Garh231 people
- Gamru231 people
- Ausabandhi220 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kashikanta?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashikanta in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kashikanta?63.9% (Census 2011)