Kanaipur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kanaipur is a Census Town city situated in Serampur Uttarpara block of Hugli district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,211 families residing in the Kanaipur city. The total population of Kanaipur is 26,814 out of which 13,914 are males and 12,900 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanaipur is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanaipur city is 2592 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1355 male children and 1237 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanaipur is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (927).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanaipur is 89.5%. Thus Kanaipur has higher literacy rate compared to 81.8% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 93.95% and the female literacy rate is 84.82% in Kanaipur.

Kanaipur Census Town has total administration over 6,211 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kanaipur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kanaipur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,592 1,355 1,237
Literacy 89.5% 84.8% 76.7%
Scheduled Caste 3,408 1,719 1,689
Scheduled Tribe 240 126 114
Illiterate 5,123 2,115 3,008

Caste-wise Population - Kanaipur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Kanaipur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,408 1,719 1,689
Schedule Tribe 240 126 114

Religion-wise Population - Kanaipur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kanaipur is 26,566 which is 99.08% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kanaipur is 120 which is 0.45% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kanaipur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,566 (99.08%) 13,790 12,776
Muslim 120 (0.45%) 49 71
Christian 46 (0.17%) 29 17
Sikh 22 (0.08%) 12 10
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 56 (0.21%) 33 23

Literacy Rate - Kanaipur

The total literacy rate of Kanaipur was 89.55% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 21,691 literates, males were 11,799 while females were 9,892. Also the male literacy rate was 93.95% and the female literacy rate was 84.82% in Kanaipur.

  Kanaipur West Bengal
Female 84.82% 70.54%
Male 93.95% 81.69%
Total 89.55% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Kanaipur

The Sex Ratio of Kanaipur is 927. Thus per every 1000 men there were 927 females in Kanaipur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 927 ) of Kanaipur.

Child Population - Kanaipur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,592 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kanaipur. Out of which 1,355 were male while 1,237 were female.

Working Population - Kanaipur

In Kanaipur Census Town out of total population, 9,460 were engaged in work activities. 89.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,460 workers engaged in Main Work, 43 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 117 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,493 7,262 1,231
Cultivators 43 36 7
Agriculture Labourer 117 106 11
Household Industries 353 287 66
Other Workers 7,980 6,833 1,147
Marginal Workers 967 532 435
Non Working 17,354 6,120 11,234

Kanaipur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kanaipur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 26,814 80.9% 927

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