# Kanthra Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kanthra

Kanthra is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,112 people in 254 households**, the 39th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,112people (2011)
- 254households
- 85.7%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanthra

Of every 100 households in Kanthra in 2011, 77 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanthra · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**66%

Tap water ****7%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**83%

Use banking services ****54%**

**46%

Television ****61%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Kanthra?

■ Kanthra · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**74.2%

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

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**971

Working population ****31.9%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 79.0% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (8%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 248 (70%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%)

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

- Rajpura1,146 people
- Dewanmara Ayma1,145 people
- Basantapur1,142 people
- Balarampur1,133 people
- Khemasoli1,108 people
- Samraipur1,042 people
- Keshuria1,022 people
- Narayanpur1,015 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 Kanthra?1,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthra?85.7% (Census 2011)