# Kanta Bani Village, Narayangarh – Population & Literacy

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kanta Bani

Kanta Bani is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **394 people in 74 households**, the 238th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 394people (2011)
- 74households
- 79.7%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanta Bani

Of every 100 households in Kanta Bani in 2011, 86 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanta Bani · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****59%**

**61%

Television ****20%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kanta Bani?

■ Kanta Bani · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**942

Working population ****39.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 72.9% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 145 (94%)

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 Narayangarh

- Amarsia406 people
- Chak Nanua400 people
- Ranihati397 people
- Siyara396 people
- Bhurkundi392 people
- Padampur390 people
- Abhirampur388 people
- Bamnia388 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanta Bani?394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanta Bani in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanta Bani?79.7% (Census 2011)