# Gajankol Village, Shyampur - I, Haora (West Bengal)

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Village · Shyampur - I, Haora 

# Gajankol

Gajankol is a village in Shyampur - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,406 people in 1,017 households**, the 14th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 4,406people (2011)
- 1,017households
- 87.5%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gajankol

Of every 100 households in Gajankol in 2011, 37 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gajankol · ■ Shyampur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**31%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**40%

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 Gajankol?

■ Gajankol · ■ Shyampur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**987

Working population ****42.6%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 82.1% for women. 67% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 522 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (15%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 673 (36%) · **■** Marginal 384 (20%)

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 Shyampur - I

- Kotara4,613 people
- Sibpur4,499 people
- Srikol4,465 people
- Dakshin Durgapur4,457 people
- Belari4,383 people
- Shitalpur3,590 people
- Chandipur3,548 people
- Kalidaha3,435 people

[All 63 villages in Shyampur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/shyampur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gajankol?4,406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajankol in?Haora district (Shyampur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gajankol?87.5% (Census 2011)