# Kanchantola Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kanchantola

Kanchantola is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **513 people in 112 households**, the 111th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 513people (2011)
- 112households
- 82.9%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanchantola

Of every 100 households in Kanchantola in 2011, 18 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanchantola · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**50%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**42%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Kanchantola?

■ Kanchantola · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**970

Working population ****49.1%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 75.3% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 123 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (6%) · **■** Other work 20 (8%) · **■** Marginal 93 (37%)

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 - II

- Amlichak530 people
- Charda527 people
- Durgapur West526 people
- Samudrapur524 people
- Kismat Rajpur507 people
- Chakbharat506 people
- Maheshpur503 people
- Nibra500 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanchantola?513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchantola in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchantola?82.9% (Census 2011)