# Gangchya Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gangchya

Gangchya is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **87 people in 18 households**, the 118th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 87people (2011)
- 18households
- 90.2%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangchya

Of every 100 households in Gangchya in 2011, 94 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangchya · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****61%**

**54%

Television ****28%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gangchya?

■ Gangchya · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4000**

**974

Working population ****36.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 85.0% for women. 70% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (9%) · **■** Other work 5 (16%) · **■** Marginal 24 (75%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Dhanghari146 people
- Bankati140 people
- Jhakrasirsa134 people
- Kamarkhali106 people
- Chancharber80 people
- Gonsiaband33 people
- Padua13 people
- Dharampur4 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangchya?87 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangchya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangchya?90.2% (Census 2011)