# Gayespur Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Gayespur

Gayespur is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 254 households**, the 66th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,028people (2011)
- 254households
- 82.5%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gayespur

Of every 100 households in Gayespur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gayespur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**56%

Tap water ****52%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**81%

Use banking services ****92%**

**70%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Gayespur?

■ Gayespur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**960

Working population ****29.7%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 75.5% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (52%) · **■** Other work 56 (18%) · **■** Marginal 23 (8%)

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

- Sadhanpur1,078 people
- Palashdanga1,067 people
- Punshur1,056 people
- Krishnapur Kukra1,030 people
- Bichkhara1,015 people
- Shunia954 people
- Enayetnagar953 people
- Taraposh953 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gayespur?1,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gayespur in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gayespur?82.5% (Census 2011)