# Kanikha Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kanikha

Kanikha is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **211 people in 48 households**, the 232nd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 211people (2011)
- 48households
- 95.0%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanikha

Of every 100 households in Kanikha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanikha · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**42%

Television ****58%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Kanikha?

■ Kanikha · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2333**

**970

Working population ****37.0%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 94.7% for women. 60% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 35 (45%) · **■** Other work 14 (18%) · **■** Marginal 29 (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

- Durlabhchak216 people
- Mugarchak215 people
- Sahabandi214 people
- Deuli Purba212 people
- Krishnacharanpur211 people
- Telichak211 people
- Balarampur208 people
- Gotgerya Batitaki206 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 Kanikha?211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanikha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanikha?95.0% (Census 2011)