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

Kanakpur is a village situated in Murarai - I block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 598 families residing in the village Kanakpur. The total population of Kanakpur is 2,546 out of which 1,353 are males and 1,193 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanakpur is 882.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kanakpur village is 357 which is 14% of the total population. There are 204 male children and 153 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanakpur is 750 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (882) of Kanakpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanakpur is 58.2%. Thus Kanakpur village has a lower literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 63.19% and the female literacy rate is 52.69% in Kanakpur village.

Population
2,546
Families
598
Literacy
58.2%
Sex Ratio
882

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 357 204 153
Literacy 58.2% 63.19% 52.69%
Scheduled Caste 886 493 393
Scheduled Tribe 88 47 41
Illiterate 1,272 627 645

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Kanakpur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanakpur village out of total population, 942 were engaged in work activities. 65.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 942 workers engaged in Main Work, 259 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 153 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 615 566 49
Cultivators 259 247 12
Agriculture Labourer 153 141 12
Household Industries 10 9 1
Other Workers 193 169 24
Marginal Workers 327 172 155
Non Working 1,604 615 989

Map of Kanakpur, Birbhum, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Kanakpur, Murarai - I

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

Village Population
Sarduari 755
Malaypur 1,319
Ganeshpur 825
Dumurgram 8,335
Bhushna 697
Paniara 1,889
Dhananjaypur 3,324
Bhadiswar 7,723
Singhanagar 857
Gopalpur 2,285

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