# Kanashol Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kanashol

Kanashol is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,355 people in 509 households**, the 12th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 2,355people (2011)
- 509households
- 78.1%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanashol

Of every 100 households in Kanashol in 2011, 82 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanashol · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**56%

Tap water ****86%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****65%**

**58%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Kanashol?

■ Kanashol · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**960

Working population ****32.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 72.7% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 322 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (5%) · **■** Marginal 77 (10%)

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 Keshpur

- Amrakuchi2,598 people
- Maharajpur2,566 people
- Panchami2,499 people
- Dalang2,440 people
- Ichhai Pur2,352 people
- Uchahar2,338 people
- Manjuria2,309 people
- Shankhapur2,243 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanashol?2,355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanashol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanashol?78.1% (Census 2011)