# Gangbil Village, Kanksa, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kanksa, Barddhaman 

# Gangbil

Gangbil is a village in Kanksa sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,435 people in 462 households**, the 13th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 2,435people (2011)
- 462households
- 72.7%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangbil

Of every 100 households in Gangbil in 2011, 50 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gangbil · ■ Kanksa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**68%

Tap water ****7%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**38%

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

**8%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****74%**

**68%

Television ****22%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Gangbil?

■ Gangbil · ■ Kanksa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**976

Working population ****39.6%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 66.0% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 255 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 132 (14%) · **■** Marginal 340 (35%)

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 Kanksa

- Bistupur2,992 people
- Banskopa2,711 people
- Malandighi2,590 people
- Napara2,512 people
- Bandra2,240 people
- Akandara2,051 people
- Domra2,035 people
- Ayma Biswanathpur1,971 people

[All 82 villages in Kanksa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kanksa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangbil?2,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangbil in?Barddhaman district (Kanksa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangbil?72.7% (Census 2011)