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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kanpur

Kanpur is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **975 people in 194 households**, the 86th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 975people (2011)
- 194households
- 84.3%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanpur

Of every 100 households in Kanpur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanpur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**56%

Tap water ****97%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**58%

Television ****20%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Kanpur?

■ Kanpur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**960

Working population ****35.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 73.0% for women. 63% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (62%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 59 (17%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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

- Khordda Radha Ballabhpur1,038 people
- Makul Chak1,037 people
- Amlada1,009 people
- Mohabani994 people
- Satdubi968 people
- Dogerya967 people
- Magra962 people
- Rola Pat960 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanpur?975 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanpur?84.3% (Census 2011)