# Gunjarpur Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Gunjarpur

Gunjarpur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 79 households**, the 228th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 292people (2011)
- 79households
- 92.9%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gunjarpur

Of every 100 households in Gunjarpur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gunjarpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****39%**

**41%

Television ****58%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gunjarpur?

■ Gunjarpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**965

Working population ****34.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 91.2% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (22%) · **■** Marginal 7 (7%)

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 Balurghat

- Purbba Maheshpur297 people
- Matra295 people
- Mollapara295 people
- Jabaripur293 people
- Darail290 people
- Chandradaula287 people
- Karimgutin284 people
- Chak Sridhar282 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gunjarpur?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunjarpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gunjarpur?92.9% (Census 2011)