Kanakpur Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kanakpur is a village situated in Ghatal block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 117 families residing in the village Kanakpur. The total population of Kanakpur is 524 out of which 272 are males and 252 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanakpur is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanakpur village is 56 which is 11% of the total population. There are 29 male children and 27 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanakpur is 931 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Kanakpur village.

Population
524
Families
117
Literacy
90.38%
Sex Ratio
926

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanakpur is 90.4%. Thus Kanakpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 94.65% and the female literacy rate is 85.78% 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 56 29 27
Literacy 90.38% 94.65% 85.78%
Scheduled Caste 19 8 11
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 101 42 59

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Kanakpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanakpur village out of total population, 177 were engaged in work activities. 96.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 177 workers engaged in Main Work, 62 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 90 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 171 148 23
Cultivators 62 59 3
Agriculture Labourer 90 78 12
Household Industries 5 3 2
Other Workers 14 8 6
Marginal Workers 6 3 3
Non Working 347 121 226

Nearby Villages to Kanakpur,

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

Village Population
Mandarpur 677
Kalichak 248
Dubrajkundu 524
Dharmmapur 172
Panna 2,725
Barnabin 1,365
Radhakantapur 1,003
Hemantapur 698
Gopalnagar 254
Masharpur 1,027

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