# Gangapur Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 177 households**, the 83rd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 696people (2011)
- 177households
- 67.6%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangapur

Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**83%

Use banking services ****16%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gangapur?

■ Gangapur · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**947

Working population ****48.7%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 60.5% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (10%) · **■** Marginal 272 (80%)

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 Illambazar

- Bilati749 people
- Udaypur741 people
- Mirzapur732 people
- Amladihi731 people
- Halsidanga695 people
- Brahmandihi663 people
- Sunut661 people
- Murandihi608 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangapur?696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?67.6% (Census 2011)