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

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kaptidanga

Kaptidanga is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 77 households**, the 115th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 391people (2011)
- 77households
- 68.3%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaptidanga

Of every 100 households in Kaptidanga in 2011, 18 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaptidanga · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**51%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Kaptidanga?

■ Kaptidanga · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724**

**973

Working population ****51.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 63.0% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 157 (78%)

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

- Tentala Harinchati402 people
- Mahuli400 people
- Belyabera395 people
- Banicha391 people
- Khayrapati384 people
- Ahira383 people
- Mahishabhaga383 people
- Salbani379 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaptidanga?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaptidanga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaptidanga?68.3% (Census 2011)