# Kandra Village, Manbazar - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Manbazar - II, Puruliya 

# Kandra

Kandra is a village in Manbazar - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 45 households**, the 109th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 237people (2011)
- 45households
- 75.2%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kandra

Of every 100 households in Kandra in 2011, 49 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kandra · ■ Manbazar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**28%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**20%

Television ****24%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**98%

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 Kandra?

■ Kandra · ■ Manbazar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1692**

**949

Working population ****35.4%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 59.1% for women. 60% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (33%) · **■** Marginal 13 (15%)

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 Manbazar - II

- Kristapur255 people
- Gobradi245 people
- Amjora241 people
- Jharibad238 people
- Chhota Ranga231 people
- Manikdi229 people
- Dabra200 people
- Pitidiri196 people

[All 136 villages in Manbazar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/manbazar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kandra?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandra in?Puruliya district (Manbazar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kandra?75.2% (Census 2011)