# Gandhnai Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Gandhnai

Gandhnai is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 120 households**, the 87th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 572people (2011)
- 120households
- 53.8%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gandhnai

Of every 100 households in Gandhnai in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gandhnai · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**24%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gandhnai?

■ Gandhnai · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**973

Working population ****28.1%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 48.3% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (65%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 34 (21%)

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 Harirampur

- Khordda Battali618 people
- Baje Banagram614 people
- Parmahasu581 people
- Etbarpur577 people
- Godal570 people
- Dakshin Benail565 people
- Ukhli559 people
- Shyamdas558 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gandhnai?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhnai in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhnai?53.8% (Census 2011)