# Kanpur Village, Diamond Harbour - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kanpur

Kanpur is a village in Diamond Harbour - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,467 people in 594 households**, the 17th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,467people (2011)
- 594households
- 85.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanpur

Of every 100 households in Kanpur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanpur · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**90%

Use banking services ****38%**

**34%

Television ****43%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kanpur?

■ Kanpur · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**977

Working population ****34.6%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 80.4% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (14%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 431 (50%) · **■** Marginal 261 (31%)

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

- Sultanpur2,729 people
- Lakshmipur2,688 people
- Jangalpara2,654 people
- Mangrajpur2,596 people
- Kabira2,336 people
- Naogan2,295 people
- Malancha2,285 people
- Banbahadurpur2,268 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 Kanpur?2,467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanpur?85.3% (Census 2011)