# Gazipur Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Gazipur

Gazipur is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,675 people in 1,544 households**, the 3rd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 6,675people (2011)
- 1,544households
- 66.1%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gazipur

Of every 100 households in Gazipur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gazipur · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**89%

Use banking services ****54%**

**63%

Television ****27%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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).

## What is the population of Gazipur?

■ Gazipur · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**926

Working population ****41.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 59.6% for women. 63% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 205 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 650 (23%) · **■** Household industry 110 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,399 (50%) · **■** Marginal 411 (15%)

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 Katwa - II

- Karui10,506 people
- Agradwip8,609 people
- Multi Krishnanagar5,408 people
- Singi4,888 people
- Kuara4,855 people
- Palashani4,761 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gazipur?6,675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gazipur in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gazipur?66.1% (Census 2011)