# Gaitanpur Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Gaitanpur

Gaitanpur is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,640 people in 564 households**, the 22nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 2,640people (2011)
- 564households
- 72.5%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaitanpur

Of every 100 households in Gaitanpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaitanpur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**81%

Use banking services ****69%**

**70%

Television ****25%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gaitanpur?

■ Gaitanpur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**960

Working population ****45.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 63.6% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 260 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 187 (16%) · **■** Marginal 358 (30%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Keshabpur2,931 people
- Barisiali2,893 people
- Lodna2,780 people
- Kaiar2,732 people
- Shashanga2,333 people
- Saranga2,237 people
- Khejurhati2,179 people
- Kantapukur2,079 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaitanpur?2,640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaitanpur in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaitanpur?72.5% (Census 2011)