# Kashikunri Village, Santuri, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Santuri, Puruliya 

# Kashikunri

Kashikunri is a village in Santuri sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **317 people in 65 households**, the 77th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 317people (2011)
- 65households
- 76.3%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kashikunri

Of every 100 households in Kashikunri in 2011, 11 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kashikunri · ■ Santuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

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

**6%

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

**4%

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

**67%

Use banking services ****52%**

**52%

Television ****3%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Kashikunri?

■ Kashikunri · ■ Santuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**973

Working population ****59.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 61.2% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (39%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 24 (13%) · **■** Marginal 34 (18%)

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

- Dubrajpur359 people
- Dhanasdi358 people
- Jibanpur Alias Ramjibanpur344 people
- Benagaria332 people
- Barhanti267 people
- Muktipur253 people
- Palash Pahari242 people
- Nuhuchibad239 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kashikunri?317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashikunri in?Puruliya district (Santuri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kashikunri?76.3% (Census 2011)