Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur
# Kanchan Tala

Kanchan Tala is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,371 people in 311 households, the 54th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.
- 1,371 people (2011)
- 311 households
- 80.5% literacy
- 863 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanchan Tala

Of every 100 households in Kanchan Tala in 2011, 47 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchan Tala · ■ Keshpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 47% 69%
- Toilet within the home 75% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 25% 56%
- Tap water 1% 21%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 85% 58%
- Television 12% 17%
- Mobile phone 48% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 18%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kanchan Tala?

■ Kanchan Tala · ■ Keshpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.5% 77.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 863 955
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 697 960
- Working population 39.5% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 71.4% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 162 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 255 (47%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 68 (13%) · ■ Marginal 49 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Keshpur
- Beldoba 1,417 people
- Teghari 1,393 people
- Gargaj Pota 1,392 people
- Paltagar 1,383 people
- Kuchiara 1,371 people
- Kapta Bankati 1,312 people
- Bhagirath Bar 1,307 people
- Manta 1,306 people

All 634 villages in Keshpur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Kanchan Tala? 1,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchan Tala in? Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchan Tala? 80.5% (Census 2011)

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