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

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Iswarpur

Iswarpur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **880 people in 193 households**, the 82nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 880people (2011)
- 193households
- 80.8%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Iswarpur

Of every 100 households in Iswarpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Iswarpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**13%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****22%**

**37%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Iswarpur?

■ Iswarpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**959

Working population ****42.6%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 71.7% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (13%) · **■** Marginal 58 (15%)

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

- Shimulia985 people
- Narayanpur910 people
- Ranjapur890 people
- Anandapur880 people
- Hare Krishnapur869 people
- Bhangadaha864 people
- Eyakubpur862 people
- Lachhipur854 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Iswarpur?880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Iswarpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Iswarpur?80.8% (Census 2011)