# Gangapur Village, Pindra, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Pindra, Varanasi 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Pindra sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,165 people in 306 households**, the 86th largest of 423 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 2,165people (2011)
- 306households
- 76.0%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangapur

Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Pindra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**79%

Tap water ****12%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**92%

Use banking services ****87%**

**82%

Television ****54%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gangapur?

■ Gangapur · ■ Pindra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**899

Working population ****38.9%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 66.9% for women. 51% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (5%) · **■** Household industry 59 (7%) · **■** Other work 386 (46%) · **■** Marginal 274 (33%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pindra

- Garthma2,204 people
- Charo2,188 people
- Nadoy2,187 people
- Debathua2,172 people
- Madhumakhiya2,159 people
- Barwan2,151 people
- Ahiran2,115 people
- Aswalpur2,080 people

[All 431 villages in Pindra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/pindra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangapur?2,165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?Varanasi district (Pindra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?76.0% (Census 2011)