# Gurpara Village, Ketugram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ketugram - II, Barddhaman 

# Gurpara

Gurpara is a village in Ketugram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,144 people in 487 households**, the 21st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 2,144people (2011)
- 487households
- 71.5%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gurpara

Of every 100 households in Gurpara in 2011, 72 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gurpara · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****94%**

**57%

Television ****38%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gurpara?

■ Gurpara · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090**

**954

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 63.2% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (37%) · **■** Household industry 34 (4%) · **■** Other work 91 (12%) · **■** Marginal 124 (16%)

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 Ketugram - II

- Shiblun2,589 people
- Gomai2,394 people
- Balutia2,290 people
- Purulia2,259 people
- Ambalgram2,119 people
- Dakshindihi2,046 people
- Sankhai1,985 people
- Maliha1,868 people

[All 56 villages in Ketugram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ketugram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gurpara?2,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurpara in?Barddhaman district (Ketugram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gurpara?71.5% (Census 2011)