# Gajipur Village, Jaypur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jaypur, Bankura 

# Gajipur

Gajipur is a village in Jaypur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 137 households**, the 90th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 627people (2011)
- 137households
- 66.9%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gajipur

Of every 100 households in Gajipur in 2011, 65 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajipur · ■ Jaypur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**79%

Use banking services ****94%**

**62%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gajipur?

■ Gajipur · ■ Jaypur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**951

Working population ****42.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 61.2% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (18%) · **■** Marginal 64 (24%)

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 Jaypur

- Gakulnagar650 people
- Shukjora642 people
- Bazar641 people
- Rajganja638 people
- Bhatpara620 people
- Ijjatpur598 people
- Daulatpur587 people
- Mabarakpur587 people

[All 139 villages in Jaypur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/jaypur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gajipur?627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajipur in?Bankura district (Jaypur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gajipur?66.9% (Census 2011)