# Gangkala Village, Pindra, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Pindra, Varanasi 

# Gangkala

Gangkala is a village in Pindra sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,629 people in 578 households**, the 30th largest of 423 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 3,629people (2011)
- 578households
- 73.9%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangkala

Of every 100 households in Gangkala in 2011, 16 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangkala · ■ Pindra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****90%**

**82%

Television ****33%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gangkala?

■ Gangkala · ■ Pindra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**899

Working population ****39.4%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 60.3% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (23%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 299 (21%) · **■** Marginal 613 (43%)

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

- Bhopapur3,750 people
- Rasulpur3,668 people
- Belawa3,665 people
- Chilbila3,656 people
- Jathi3,541 people
- Basantpura3,439 people
- Barhikala3,437 people
- Pindrai3,433 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangkala?3,629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangkala in?Varanasi district (Pindra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangkala?73.9% (Census 2011)