Kanakpur Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kanakpur is a village situated in Jamalpur block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 311 families residing in the village Kanakpur. The total population of Kanakpur is 1,375 out of which 685 are males and 690 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanakpur is 1,007.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanakpur village is 157 which is 11% of the total population. There are 77 male children and 80 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanakpur is 1,039 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,007) of Kanakpur village.

Population
1,375
Families
311
Literacy
69.54%
Sex Ratio
1,007

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanakpur is 69.5%. Thus Kanakpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 76.81% and the female literacy rate is 62.3% in Kanakpur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kanakpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kanakpur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kanakpur village.

Total Male Female
Children 157 77 80
Literacy 69.54% 76.81% 62.3%
Scheduled Caste 828 408 420
Scheduled Tribe 6 3 3
Illiterate 528 218 310

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 60.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Kanakpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanakpur village out of total population, 617 were engaged in work activities. 99.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 617 workers engaged in Main Work, 201 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 389 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 615 441 174
Cultivators 201 193 8
Agriculture Labourer 389 224 165
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 21 20 1
Marginal Workers 2 1 1
Non Working 758 243 515

Nearby Villages to Kanakpur,

Below are the list of villages near Kanakpur village in Jamalpur.

Village Population
Chalbalpur 469
Sadipur 2,898
Haibatpur 620
Krishnapur 971
Jamdaha 2,421
Dadpur 1,430
Chak Shanjadi 2,939
Habaspur 1,479
Shambhupur 2,234
Chouberia 1,011

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