# Kanaidighi Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Kanaidighi

Kanaidighi is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,783 people in 1,925 households**, the 1st largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 8,783people (2011)
- 1,925households
- 91.8%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanaidighi

Of every 100 households in Kanaidighi in 2011, 16 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanaidighi · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**4%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****25%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**27%

Own their home ****84%**

**94%

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 Kanaidighi?

■ Kanaidighi · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**948

Working population ****38.6%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 86.9% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 267 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 529 (16%) · **■** Household industry 128 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,225 (36%) · **■** Marginal 1,241 (37%)

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 Contai - III

- Marishda5,953 people
- Dhandali Bar3,871 people
- Beutalia3,634 people
- Kumirda3,625 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanaidighi?8,783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanaidighi in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanaidighi?91.8% (Census 2011)