# Gunsi Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Gunsi

Gunsi is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 51 households**, the 179th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 216people (2011)
- 51households
- 73.2%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gunsi

Of every 100 households in Gunsi in 2011, 36 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gunsi · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****74%**

**25%

Television ****23%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gunsi?

■ Gunsi · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**951

Working population ****50.0%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 68.5% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (27%) · **■** Household industry 7 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 42 (39%)

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 Kumarganj

- Raghunathpur244 people
- Matizapur237 people
- Gopalpur235 people
- Jagannathpur230 people
- Khorda Mohana210 people
- Jhaubari206 people
- Katnapara202 people
- Paik Jhara200 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gunsi?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunsi in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gunsi?73.2% (Census 2011)