# Kayam Khan Village, Canning - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kayam Khan

Kayam Khan is a village in Canning - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 107 households**, the 56th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 505people (2011)
- 107households
- 72.0%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kayam Khan

Of every 100 households in Kayam Khan in 2011, 44 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kayam Khan · ■ Canning - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****42%**

**12%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**47%

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 Kayam Khan?

■ Kayam Khan · ■ Canning - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**961

Working population ****27.7%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 59.8% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (25%) · **■** Marginal 31 (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 Canning - II

- Hansarabad927 people
- Kaora Khali786 people
- Sabek Mahisahara610 people
- Jal Ghata601 people
- Jay Khali482 people
- Kuler Khoj444 people
- Par Kalugachhi442 people
- Baintala374 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kayam Khan?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kayam Khan in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kayam Khan?72.0% (Census 2011)