# Gangapur Village, Beldanga - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - I, Murshidabad 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Beldanga - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,499 people in 1,166 households**, the 22nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 5,499people (2011)
- 1,166households
- 77.9%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangapur

Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**54%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****14%**

**21%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Gangapur?

■ Gangapur · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**974

Working population ****29.4%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 75.5% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 235 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 580 (36%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 667 (41%) · **■** Marginal 118 (7%)

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 Beldanga - I

- Mahyampur7,050 people
- Kumarpur6,704 people
- Rameswarpur6,075 people
- Jalalpur5,625 people
- Mahespur4,800 people
- Dalua4,267 people
- Radhaballabhpur4,109 people
- Goalpara3,820 people

[All 65 villages in Beldanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangapur?5,499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?77.9% (Census 2011)