Village · Shyampur - II, Haora
# Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur is a village in Shyampur - II sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,239 people in 298 households, the 53rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.
- 1,239 people (2011)
- 298 households
- 82.6% literacy
- 954 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ganeshpur

Of every 100 households in Ganeshpur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ganeshpur · ■ Shyampur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 66% 46%
- Toilet within the home 65% 62%
- No toilet (open defecation) 35% 34%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 92%
- Use banking services 19% 28%
- Television 24% 23%
- Mobile phone 32% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 29%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ganeshpur?

■ Ganeshpur · ■ Shyampur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.6% 80.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 592 961
- Working population 32.6% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 78.9% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 42 (10%) · ■ Household industry 46 (11%) · ■ Other work 114 (28%) · ■ Marginal 164 (41%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shyampur - II
- Sadashibpur 1,387 people
- Joarkul 1,384 people
- Rana 1,315 people
- Ratanpur 1,248 people
- Gaurangapur 1,223 people
- Chaulia 1,189 people
- Pratappur 1,140 people
- Krishnanagar 1,054 people

All 73 villages in Shyampur - II

## Other places named Ganeshpur
- Ganeshpur · Village, Basti, Basti · 18,013 people
- Ganeshpur · Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia · 16,745 people
- Ganeshpur · Village, Patiyali, Kanshiram Nagar · 10,399 people
- Ganeshpur · Town, Bhandara · 9,192 people
- Ganeshpur · Village, Puraini, Madhepura · 7,441 people
- Ganeshpur · Village, Daryapur, Amravati · 5,355 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ganeshpur? 1,239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganeshpur in? Haora district (Shyampur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ganeshpur? 82.6% (Census 2011)

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