# Ghaksapara Village, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumargram, Jalpaiguri 

# Ghaksapara

Ghaksapara is a village in Kumargram sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,130 people in 723 households**, the 24th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 3,130people (2011)
- 723households
- 74.1%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghaksapara

Of every 100 households in Ghaksapara in 2011, 23 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghaksapara · ■ Kumargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**22%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 Ghaksapara?

■ Ghaksapara · ■ Kumargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**947

Working population ****35.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 67.1% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 437 (40%) · **■** Marginal 191 (17%)

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 Kumargram

- Dakshin Chengmari3,779 people
- Chuota Daldali3,756 people
- Pukharigaon3,673 people
- Rahimabad Tea Garden3,570 people
- Paschim Chengmari3,110 people
- Narakhata3,036 people
- Tuturi Tea Garden2,882 people
- Pakriguri2,857 people

[All 53 villages in Kumargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/kumargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghaksapara?3,130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaksapara in?Jalpaiguri district (Kumargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaksapara?74.1% (Census 2011)