# Kanaipur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kanaipur

Kanaipur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 179 households**, the 160th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 874people (2011)
- 179households
- 49.0%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanaipur

Of every 100 households in Kanaipur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanaipur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**21%

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 Kanaipur?

■ Kanaipur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**939

Working population ****36.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.4% for men and 44.5% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (23%) · **■** Marginal 144 (45%)

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 Raiganj

- Rolgaon899 people
- Chhota Narayanpur897 people
- Golaisura894 people
- Paschim Manoharpur892 people
- Kumarol874 people
- Malanchi871 people
- Hatmani858 people
- Dangapara832 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanaipur?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanaipur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kanaipur?49.0% (Census 2011)