# Kanpur Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kanpur

Kanpur is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **353 people in 74 households**, the 111th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 353people (2011)
- 74households
- 90.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanpur

Of every 100 households in Kanpur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanpur · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**50%

Television ****30%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kanpur?

■ Kanpur · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**940

Working population ****33.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 86.4% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (41%) · **■** Marginal 26 (22%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Parshana367 people
- Pindrapal364 people
- Chhota Kharbandhi361 people
- Nakhra360 people
- Bhatpara351 people
- Kirtansol351 people
- Jara Kusum347 people
- Barakhar Bandhi343 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanpur?353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanpur?90.1% (Census 2011)