# Gamharipur Village, Dantan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gamharipur

Gamharipur is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 116 households**, the 83rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 495people (2011)
- 116households
- 76.1%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gamharipur

Of every 100 households in Gamharipur in 2011, 51 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamharipur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**60%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gamharipur?

■ Gamharipur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**953

Working population ****46.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 62.9% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 190 (83%)

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 Dantan - II

- Nahalia527 people
- Joti Bar517 people
- Rangasitia512 people
- Pahari Chak496 people
- Baicha494 people
- Kuchi Gerya493 people
- Mulada463 people
- Pincha455 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gamharipur?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamharipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gamharipur?76.1% (Census 2011)