# Kantagerya, Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kantagerya

Kantagerya is a village in [Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **866 people in 206 households**, the 60th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 866people (2011)
- 206households
- 72.5%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kantagerya

Of every 100 households in Kantagerya in 2011, 47 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kantagerya · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**50%

Tap water ****20%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kantagerya?

■ Kantagerya · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704**

**970

Working population ****43.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 64.0% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (27%) · **■** Household industry 31 (8%) · **■** Other work 168 (45%) · **■** Marginal 62 (16%)

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

- Shyamchak910 people
- Manibpur890 people
- Chak Rampal881 people
- Dakshin Dhekia874 people
- Haripurkismat859 people
- Munibgar859 people
- Patpacha821 people
- Sankati818 people

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

## Other places named Kantagerya

- Kantagerya · Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur · 471 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kantagerya?866 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantagerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kantagerya?72.5% (Census 2011)