# Hamzapur Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Hamzapur

Hamzapur is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **781 people in 186 households**, the 99th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 781people (2011)
- 186households
- 68.5%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hamzapur

Of every 100 households in Hamzapur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hamzapur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**38%

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

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**27%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Hamzapur?

■ Hamzapur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**936

Working population ****46.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 60.4% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 261 (72%)

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 Gangarampur

- Shankarpur812 people
- Parbbatipur799 people
- Mirzzapur783 people
- Zafarpur782 people
- Shrinathbati781 people
- Dauiatpur779 people
- Basudebpur776 people
- Chandura775 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hamzapur?781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hamzapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hamzapur?68.5% (Census 2011)