# Gangaprasad Village, Kaliachak - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - II, Maldah 

# Gangaprasad

Gangaprasad is a village in Kaliachak - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,037 people in 1,501 households**, the 12th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 7,037people (2011)
- 1,501households
- 70.6%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangaprasad

Of every 100 households in Gangaprasad in 2011, 55 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangaprasad · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**27%

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

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**76%

Use banking services ****27%**

**32%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gangaprasad?

■ Gangaprasad · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**966

Working population ****42.4%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 67.7% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 281 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 442 (15%) · **■** Household industry 323 (11%) · **■** Other work 590 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,346 (45%)

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 Kaliachak - II

- Mabarakpur7,680 people
- Tap Protappur7,558 people
- Purbba Hosenabad7,460 people
- Sadipur7,048 people
- Dakshin Debipur6,334 people
- Bishnuprosad5,503 people
- Jotkasturi4,901 people
- Shripur4,871 people

[All 65 villages in Kaliachak - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangaprasad?7,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangaprasad in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangaprasad?70.6% (Census 2011)