Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur
# Gazipur

Gazipur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 246 people in 60 households, the 244th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 246 people (2011)
- 60 households
- 76.9% literacy
- 864 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gazipur

Of every 100 households in Gazipur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gazipur · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 42% 38%
- Toilet within the home 7% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 65%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 45% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 7% 41%
- Television 17% 26%
- Mobile phone 22% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 26%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gazipur?

■ Gazipur · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.9% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 864 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 250 965
- Working population 37.0% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 74.3% for women. 67% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 70 (77%) · ■ Other work 5 (5%) · ■ Marginal 3 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Balurghat
- Chiknaikuri 258 people
- Dasarai 258 people
- Majhina 254 people
- Jiapur 251 people
- Satihar 246 people
- Ghugudanga 241 people
- Chhiashi 239 people
- Mobarakpur 235 people

All 307 villages in Balurghat

## Other places named Gazipur
- Gazipur · Town, Munger · 11,299 people
- Gazipur · Village, Fatehpur, Fatehpur · 10,833 people
- Gazipur · Village, Sirauli Gauspur, Bara Banki · 8,146 people
- Gazipur · Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman · 6,675 people
- Gazipur · Village, Suti - II, Murshidabad · 4,600 people
- Gazipur · Village, Atrauli, Aligarh · 3,926 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Gazipur? 246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gazipur in? Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gazipur? 76.9% (Census 2011)

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