# Kanakpur Village, Nandigram - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nandigram - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Kanakpur

Kanakpur is a village in Nandigram - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 61 households**, the 38th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 268people (2011)
- 61households
- 97.5%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanakpur

Of every 100 households in Kanakpur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanakpur · ■ Nandigram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**40%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Kanakpur?

■ Kanakpur · ■ Nandigram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.5%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****632**

**933

Working population ****34.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 96.5% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 86 (95%)

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 Nandigram - II

- Tentul Bari591 people
- Thakur Chak445 people
- Dinbhuni Chak423 people
- Narasinghapur Jalpai421 people
- Dakhin Kiyakhali27 people
- Balarampur Part-II17 people

[All 40 villages in Nandigram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nandigram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanakpur?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanakpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Nandigram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanakpur?97.5% (Census 2011)