# Gandhapur Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Gandhapur

Gandhapur is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,223 people in 292 households**, the 36th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,223people (2011)
- 292households
- 73.9%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gandhapur

Of every 100 households in Gandhapur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gandhapur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**45%

Tap water ****41%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****22%**

**67%

Television ****23%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**20%

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 Gandhapur?

■ Gandhapur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**963

Working population ****48.7%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 64.3% for women. 63% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 74 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 84 (14%) · **■** Marginal 306 (51%)

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 Memari - II

- Tajpur1,423 people
- Malamba1,397 people
- Senpur1,367 people
- Unte1,329 people
- Dihipalashan1,118 people
- Ahira1,093 people
- Nandiara1,039 people
- Rayati1,034 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gandhapur?1,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhapur in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhapur?73.9% (Census 2011)