# Canning - II, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Canning - II

Canning - II is a sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **252,523 people**, 1 town and 61 villages (61 inhabited). The largest village is Kalikatala (17,598 people).

- 252,523people (2011)
- 61villages
- 1town
- 66.5%literacy

## Population of Canning - II compared with South Twenty Four Parganas

■ Canning - II · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**963

Working population ****33.2%**

**36.3%

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 Canning - II

Of every 100 households in Canning - II in 2011, 24 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Canning - II · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**35%

Tap water ****4%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**78%

Use banking services ****12%**

**40%

Television ****8%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Canning - II

- Makhal Tala11,192 people

## Largest villages in Canning - II

- Kalikatala · 17,598 people
- Jogendra Nagar · 15,112 people
- Mather Dighi · 13,524 people
- Athara Beki · 13,503 people
- Saranger Abad · 12,299 people
- Daharani · 11,231 people
- Nagartala · 10,419 people
- Narayanpur · 9,468 people
- Patikhali · 8,937 people
- Maukhali Kumarkhali · 7,996 people
- Iswaripur · 7,955 people
- Homra Polta · 6,389 people
- Gabbuni · 5,542 people
- Banamalipur · 5,271 people
- Chandibari · 4,948 people
- Mallik Kati · 4,683 people

[All 61 villages in Canning - II →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Canning - II?61 (61 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Canning - II in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Canning - II?252,523 (Census 2011)