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

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Gazipur

Gazipur is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,479 people in 561 households**, the 19th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,479people (2011)
- 561households
- 64.6%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gazipur

Of every 100 households in Gazipur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gazipur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****21%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****14%**

**55%

Television ****13%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**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 Gazipur?

■ Gazipur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**975

Working population ****35.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 56.9% for women. 61% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (7%) · **■** Marginal 515 (58%)

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

- Madian2,626 people
- Bajitpur2,611 people
- Dakshin Gram2,589 people
- Ghoshgram2,540 people
- Taloan2,409 people
- Bahina2,390 people
- Kanachi2,108 people
- Dwaruri2,069 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gazipur?2,479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gazipur in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gazipur?64.6% (Census 2011)