# Kakua Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kakua

Kakua is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 70 households**, the 146th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 303people (2011)
- 70households
- 73.0%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kakua

Of every 100 households in Kakua in 2011, 71 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kakua · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****79%**

**51%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kakua?

■ Kakua · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**973

Working population ****63.7%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 65.4% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 190 (98%)

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 Sankrail

- Bhurkundi310 people
- Rangamatia310 people
- Haripal307 people
- Arsabandi303 people
- Jordiha301 people
- Lata301 people
- Tentuldhila299 people
- Kuraria294 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kakua?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kakua?73.0% (Census 2011)