# Gaurangapur Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Gaurangapur

Gaurangapur is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,091 people in 250 households**, the 75th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,091people (2011)
- 250households
- 80.8%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaurangapur

Of every 100 households in Gaurangapur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaurangapur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**43%

Tap water ****73%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****26%**

**36%

Television ****46%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Gaurangapur?

■ Gaurangapur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****707**

**950

Working population ****39.1%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 73.1% for women. 62% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (22%) · **■** Household industry 49 (11%) · **■** Other work 142 (33%) · **■** Marginal 89 (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 Khanakul - I

- Mayal1,266 people
- Kalimba1,211 people
- Sahanpur1,178 people
- Birlok1,110 people
- Senpur1,078 people
- Jayananda Golanandapur1,068 people
- Lausar1,056 people
- Shrirampur1,026 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaurangapur?1,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurangapur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurangapur?80.8% (Census 2011)