# Gangaprasad Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gangaprasad

Gangaprasad is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **621 people in 129 households**, the 130th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 621people (2011)
- 129households
- 90.6%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangaprasad

Of every 100 households in Gangaprasad in 2011, 46 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangaprasad · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**25%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**59%

Television ****16%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gangaprasad?

■ Gangaprasad · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**972

Working population ****35.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 83.5% for women. 65% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (28%) · **■** Marginal 42 (19%)

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 Daspur - I

- Anandagar682 people
- Kirttibaspur682 people
- Debkul641 people
- Damodarpur632 people
- Simana619 people
- Paltaberia617 people
- Belberia Gopalnagar598 people
- Tatarkhan582 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangaprasad?621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangaprasad in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangaprasad?90.6% (Census 2011)