# Kankabati Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kankabati

Kankabati is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 57 households**, the 164th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 287people (2011)
- 57households
- 88.2%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankabati

Of every 100 households in Kankabati in 2011, 68 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankabati · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**62%

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

**30%

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

**68%

Tap water ****42%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****53%**

**32%

Television ****32%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**25%

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 Kankabati?

■ Kankabati · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**968

Working population ****35.2%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 83.7% for women. 61% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (70%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Midnapore

- Birbira304 people
- Dumurkata300 people
- Jamni299 people
- Badhi290 people
- Bagagerya280 people
- Narayanpur279 people
- Uttar Bengai274 people
- Bhagabatichak272 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankabati?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankabati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankabati?88.2% (Census 2011)