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

Kanakpur is a village situated in Khanakul - I block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 841 families residing in the village Kanakpur. The total population of Kanakpur is 3,612 out of which 1,829 are males and 1,783 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanakpur is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanakpur village is 355 which is 10% of the total population. There are 185 male children and 170 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanakpur is 919 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Kanakpur village.

Population
3,612
Families
841
Literacy
76.24%
Sex Ratio
975

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanakpur is 76.2%. Thus Kanakpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 83.7% and the female literacy rate is 68.63% 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 355 185 170
Literacy 76.24% 83.7% 68.63%
Scheduled Caste 795 392 403
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,129 453 676

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kanakpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanakpur village out of total population, 1,423 were engaged in work activities. 71.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,423 workers engaged in Main Work, 257 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 225 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,022 927 95
Cultivators 257 248 9
Agriculture Labourer 225 221 4
Household Industries 38 16 22
Other Workers 502 442 60
Marginal Workers 401 218 183
Non Working 2,189 684 1,505

Nearby Villages to Kanakpur,

Below are the list of villages near Kanakpur village in Khanakul - I.

Village Population
Purbba Radhanagar 5,582
Kurkuri 3,008
Daspur 2,855
Durgapur 1,712
Balipur 8,253
Jagannathpur 2,448
Pantahari 1,582
Amarpur 809
Udna 3,878
Jakri 1,459

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