# Kakdwip, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Kakdwip

Kakdwip is a sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **281,963 people**, no towns and 39 villages (39 inhabited). The largest village is Ganespur (32,932 people).

- 281,963people (2011)
- 39villages
- 0towns
- 77.9%literacy

## Population of Kakdwip compared with South Twenty Four Parganas

■ Kakdwip · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**963

Working population ****35.7%**

**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 Kakdwip

Of every 100 households in Kakdwip in 2011, 33 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kakdwip · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**63%

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

**35%

Tap water ****6%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**78%

Use banking services ****35%**

**40%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**30%

Own their home ****91%**

**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).

## Largest villages in Kakdwip

- Ganespur · 32,932 people
- Kalinagar · 28,669 people
- Kakdwip · 19,368 people
- Akshyanagar · 18,883 people
- Srinagar · 10,959 people
- Ramchandranagar · 10,396 people
- Kasinagar · 10,356 people
- Sitarampur · 10,244 people
- Chandipur · 8,519 people
- Manmathapur · 7,981 people
- Mrinalnagar · 7,851 people
- Bhubannagar · 6,879 people
- Bamanagar · 6,844 people
- Taktipur Abad · 6,832 people
- Sibkalinagar · 6,674 people
- Gobindarampur · 6,526 people

[All 39 villages in Kakdwip →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/kakdwip/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kakdwip?39 (39 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakdwip in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Kakdwip?281,963 (Census 2011)