# Gangajalghati, Bankura (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Bankura, West Bengal 

# Gangajalghati

Gangajalghati is a sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **180,974 people**, no towns and 165 villages (156 inhabited). The largest village is Gangajal Ghati (8,708 people).

- 180,974people (2011)
- 165villages
- 0towns
- 68.1%literacy

## Population of Gangajalghati compared with Bankura

■ Gangajalghati · ■ Bankura district

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**949

Working population ****38.3%**

**40.8%

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

## Homes and amenities in Gangajalghati

Of every 100 households in Gangajalghati in 2011, 40 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangajalghati · ■ Bankura district

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****7%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**73%

Use banking services ****43%**

**55%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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

## Largest villages in Gangajalghati

- Gangajal Ghati · 8,708 people
- Keshiara · 6,922 people
- Bhairabpur · 4,669 people
- Raidihi · 3,813 people
- Kapishtha · 3,757 people
- Gobinda Dham · 3,650 people
- Nidhirampur · 3,264 people
- Lachhmanpur · 3,117 people
- Bankdaha · 2,958 people
- Sarangapur · 2,943 people
- Saltora · 2,928 people
- Latiabani · 2,847 people
- Macha Parulia · 2,605 people
- Barasal · 2,550 people
- Panktor · 2,494 people
- Bishinda · 2,373 people

[All 165 villages in Gangajalghati →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/gangajalghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Gangajalghati?165 (156 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangajalghati in?Bankura district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Gangajalghati?180,974 (Census 2011)