# Gayaspur Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Gayaspur

Gayaspur is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **756 people in 179 households**, the 67th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 756people (2011)
- 179households
- 67.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gayaspur

Of every 100 households in Gayaspur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gayaspur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**55%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**32%

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 Gayaspur?

■ Gayaspur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**975

Working population ****42.1%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 61.6% for women. 66% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (14%) · **■** Marginal 93 (29%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Tarachi794 people
- Dhanghara782 people
- Gopalnagar771 people
- Diara760 people
- Tekedda749 people
- Paschim Ramcandrapur712 people
- Birajpur702 people
- Sabek Haruki679 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gayaspur?756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gayaspur in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gayaspur?67.4% (Census 2011)