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

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Zafarpur

Zafarpur is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 174 households**, the 98th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 782people (2011)
- 174households
- 64.7%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Zafarpur

Of every 100 households in Zafarpur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Zafarpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**32%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**27%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Zafarpur?

■ Zafarpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1343**

**936

Working population ****23.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 56.5% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 88 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (37%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 19 (10%)

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

- Hapania820 people
- Shankarpur812 people
- Parbbatipur799 people
- Mirzzapur783 people
- Hamzapur781 people
- Shrinathbati781 people
- Dauiatpur779 people
- Basudebpur776 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Zafarpur?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Zafarpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Zafarpur?64.7% (Census 2011)