# Gangapur, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a town in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **6,301 people** in 1,540 households. Literacy was 85.6%.

- 6,301people (2011)
- 1,540households
- 85.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Population of Gangapur

■ Gangapur · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**951

Working population ****34.1%**

**35.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gangapur

Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**2%

Tap water ****39%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**18%

Use banking services ****76%**

**73%

Television ****60%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**75%

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 people in Gangapur work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,646 (77%) · **■** Household industry 62 (3%) · **■** Farming 181 (8%) · **■** Marginal 257 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangapur?6,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal