# Gangadaspur Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gangadaspur

Gangadaspur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 72 households**, the 124th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 365people (2011)
- 72households
- 79.9%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangadaspur

Of every 100 households in Gangadaspur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gangadaspur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****20%**

**37%

Television ****30%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Gangadaspur?

■ Gangadaspur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**959

Working population ****32.9%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 71.5% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (23%) · **■** Household industry 20 (17%) · **■** Other work 37 (31%) · **■** Marginal 7 (6%)

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 Ghatal

- Singhachak445 people
- Ramchandrapur421 people
- Harinageria390 people
- Arjjunhari385 people
- Islampur359 people
- Shyampur341 people
- Radhachak340 people
- Kharika324 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangadaspur?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangadaspur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangadaspur?79.9% (Census 2011)