Kanpur Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kanpur is a village situated in Keshpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 194 families residing in the village Kanpur. The total population of Kanpur is 975 out of which 505 are males and 470 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanpur is 931.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanpur village is 121 which is 12% of the total population. There are 58 male children and 63 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanpur is 1,086 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Kanpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanpur is 84.3%. Thus Kanpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 94.63% and the female literacy rate is 72.97% in Kanpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kanpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kanpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kanpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 121 | 58 | 63 |
| Literacy | 84.31% | 94.63% | 72.97% |
| Scheduled Caste | 682 | 354 | 328 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 255 | 82 | 173 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 69.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kanpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kanpur village out of total population, 350 were engaged in work activities. 97.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 350 workers engaged in Main Work, 57 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 217 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 340 | 316 | 24 |
| Cultivators | 57 | 54 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 217 | 211 | 6 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 59 | 46 | 13 |
| Marginal Workers | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Non Working | 625 | 186 | 439 |
Nearby Villages to Kanpur,
Below are the list of villages near Kanpur village in Keshpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bhol Sarapota | 423 |
| Damdama | 93 |
| Palangpur | 832 |
| Rauta | 107 |
| Raghunathpur | 64 |
| Krishnanagar Kismat | 330 |
| Bhimpur | 510 |
| Mundalika | 764 |
| Geri Kala | 154 |
| Sahara | 15 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kanpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia