# Ganeshpur Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,444 people in 329 households**, the 69th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,444people (2011)
- 329households
- 73.1%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ganeshpur

Of every 100 households in Ganeshpur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ganeshpur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**50%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**21%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**86%

Use banking services ****74%**

**56%

Television ****24%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ganeshpur?

■ Ganeshpur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**942

Working population ****40.4%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 64% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 196 (34%) · **■** Marginal 179 (31%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Barasara1,510 people
- Dakatiar Bheri1,492 people
- Gobindapur1,452 people
- Hanral1,447 people
- Ochai1,417 people
- Banseye1,386 people
- Dighanswar1,380 people
- Ugly1,352 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ganeshpur?1,444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganeshpur in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ganeshpur?73.1% (Census 2011)