# Kankar Kiari Village, Santuri, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Santuri, Puruliya 

# Kankar Kiari

Kankar Kiari is a village in Santuri sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 134 households**, the 38th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 680people (2011)
- 134households
- 66.1%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kankar Kiari

Of every 100 households in Kankar Kiari in 2011, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankar Kiari · ■ Santuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**67%

Use banking services ****64%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kankar Kiari?

■ Kankar Kiari · ■ Santuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**973

Working population ****42.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 53.5% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 202 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 63 (22%)

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 Santuri

- Benrya713 people
- Sashpur695 people
- Anthumajhirdi686 people
- Nimtikuri685 people
- Kashtagora668 people
- Lapahari650 people
- Bakuliashota624 people
- Moraldi624 people

[All 103 villages in Santuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/santuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kankar Kiari?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankar Kiari in?Puruliya district (Santuri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kankar Kiari?66.1% (Census 2011)