# Kanyanagar, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Kanyanagar

Kanyanagar is a town in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **10,823 people** in 2,579 households. Literacy was 86.8%.

- 10,823people (2011)
- 2,579households
- 86.8%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Population of Kanyanagar

■ Kanyanagar · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**957

Working population ****35.7%**

**36.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kanyanagar

Of every 100 households in Kanyanagar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kanyanagar · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**13%

Tap water ****97%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**44%

Use banking services ****61%**

**60%

Television ****64%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

Own their home ****88%**

**84%

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 people in Kanyanagar work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,073 (79%) · **■** Household industry 129 (3%) · **■** Farming 98 (3%) · **■** Marginal 566 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanyanagar?10,823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanyanagar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal