# Kandarpapur Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kandarpapur

Kandarpapur is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,034 people in 244 households**, the 45th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,034people (2011)
- 244households
- 72.6%literacy
- 1,060females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kandarpapur

Of every 100 households in Kandarpapur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kandarpapur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**50%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****25%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kandarpapur?

■ Kandarpapur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**970

Working population ****40.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 61.2% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (14%) · **■** Marginal 336 (80%)

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

- Panisiulya1,086 people
- Amlataria1,064 people
- Satrangi1,048 people
- Kanyta1,037 people
- Chakturia1,030 people
- Panchpara1,030 people
- Digra990 people
- Chaupanya987 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 Kandarpapur?1,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandarpapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kandarpapur?72.6% (Census 2011)