# Kanaigachhi Village, Diamond Harbour - I – Population

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Village · Diamond Harbour - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kanaigachhi

Kanaigachhi is a village in Diamond Harbour - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,025 people in 402 households**, the 24th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,025people (2011)
- 402households
- 72.3%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanaigachhi

Of every 100 households in Kanaigachhi in 2011, 75 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanaigachhi · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****43%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kanaigachhi?

■ Kanaigachhi · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**977

Working population ****31.1%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 67.7% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (7%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 279 (44%) · **■** Marginal 185 (29%)

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 Diamond Harbour - I

- Malancha2,285 people
- Banbahadurpur2,268 people
- Shatminsa2,205 people
- Ramgobindapur2,204 people
- Joaru2,019 people
- Joktabala2,012 people
- Dakshin Diarak1,953 people
- Baria1,893 people

[All 68 villages in Diamond Harbour - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanaigachhi?2,025 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanaigachhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanaigachhi?72.3% (Census 2011)