# Gaznipur Village, Hariharpara, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Hariharpara, Murshidabad 

# Gaznipur

Gaznipur is a village in Hariharpara sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,936 people in 1,469 households**, the 18th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 5,936people (2011)
- 1,469households
- 67.1%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaznipur

Of every 100 households in Gaznipur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaznipur · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**61%

Tap water ****9%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**68%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**30%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gaznipur?

■ Gaznipur · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**992

Working population ****40.5%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 67.0% for women. 61% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 429 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 659 (27%) · **■** Household industry 47 (2%) · **■** Other work 191 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,076 (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 Hariharpara

- Sahajadpur6,602 people
- Dasturpara6,325 people
- Jagannathpur6,235 people
- Raypur6,203 people
- Lochanmati Dangapara5,226 people
- Masurdanga4,760 people
- Sankarpur4,721 people
- Tehatta4,713 people

[All 63 villages in Hariharpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/hariharpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaznipur?5,936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaznipur in?Murshidabad district (Hariharpara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaznipur?67.1% (Census 2011)