# Kanyta Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kanyta

Kanyta is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,037 people in 251 households**, the 44th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,037people (2011)
- 251households
- 66.0%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanyta

Of every 100 households in Kanyta in 2011, 79 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanyta · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Kanyta?

■ Kanyta · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**970

Working population ****49.7%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 53.8% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 45 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 387 (75%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 69 (13%)

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

- Dakshinsimla1,112 people
- Panisiulya1,086 people
- Amlataria1,064 people
- Satrangi1,048 people
- Kandarpapur1,034 people
- Chakturia1,030 people
- Panchpara1,030 people
- Digra990 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 Kanyta?1,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanyta in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanyta?66.0% (Census 2011)