# Gankar Village, Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Gankar

Gankar is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,574 people in 881 households**, the 10th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 4,574people (2011)
- 881households
- 58.2%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gankar

Of every 100 households in Gankar in 2011, 28 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gankar · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****43%**

**53%

Television ****14%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gankar?

■ Gankar · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**985

Working population ****44.4%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 53.5% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (18%) · **■** Household industry 191 (9%) · **■** Other work 720 (35%) · **■** Marginal 665 (33%)

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 Raghunathganj - I

- Ramkantapur5,208 people
- Sujapur4,717 people
- Kankaria4,633 people
- Rajnagar4,586 people
- Umarpur4,384 people
- Nait Baidara4,212 people
- Talai4,156 people
- Diar Ramnagar3,976 people

[All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gankar?4,574 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gankar in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gankar?58.2% (Census 2011)