# Kanchanpur Village, Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,597 people in 1,063 households**, the 6th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 5,597people (2011)
- 1,063households
- 76.0%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanchanpur

Of every 100 households in Kanchanpur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanchanpur · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**6%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

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

**4%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****24%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kanchanpur?

■ Kanchanpur · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**948

Working population ****31.6%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 72.1% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 753 (43%) · **■** Marginal 920 (52%)

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 Mahisadal

- Keshabpur Jalpai8,955 people
- Gopalpur8,294 people
- Lakshya8,247 people
- Kalika Kundu6,421 people
- Chanpi5,237 people
- Purbba Srirampur5,024 people
- Betkundu4,935 people
- Basulya4,599 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanchanpur?5,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanchanpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanchanpur?76.0% (Census 2011)