# Kankuria Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kankuria

Kankuria is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **516 people in 104 households**, the 105th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 516people (2011)
- 104households
- 53.0%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankuria

Of every 100 households in Kankuria in 2011, 67 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankuria · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****95%**

**46%

Television ****9%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Kankuria?

■ Kankuria · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**971

Working population ****43.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 44.5% for women. 62% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (26%) · **■** Other work 138 (62%) · **■** Marginal 17 (8%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Kuchiabhuluk543 people
- Chandabila534 people
- Shyameshwarpur524 people
- Makarbinda522 people
- Dhaniapara505 people
- Tentulia503 people
- Andaria502 people
- Telighana502 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankuria?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankuria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankuria?53.0% (Census 2011)