Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur
# Gangadharpur

Gangadharpur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 452 people in 99 households, the 131st largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.
- 452 people (2011)
- 99 households
- 86.1% literacy
- 1,027 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangadharpur

Of every 100 households in Gangadharpur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangadharpur · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 38%
- Toilet within the home 19% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 86%
- Tap water 1% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 0% 34%
- Television 6% 14%
- Mobile phone 35% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 3% 17%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gangadharpur?

■ Gangadharpur · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.1% 72.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1027 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1882 979
- Working population 58.4% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 81.2% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (6%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 218 (83%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jhargram
- Bankati 456 people
- Saltaria 456 people
- Tiakati 455 people
- Dubrajpur 454 people
- Baghjhapa 451 people
- Gaurgan 451 people
- Kismat Ganak-Kati 445 people
- Auspal 441 people

All 604 villages in Jhargram

## Other places named Gangadharpur
- Gangadharpur · Town, Hugli · 7,862 people
- Gangadharpur · Town, Haora · 7,533 people
- Gangadharpur · Village, Kakdwip, South Twenty Four Parganas · 6,514 people
- Gangadharpur · Village, Kultali, South Twenty Four Parganas · 1,080 people
- Gangadharpur · Village, Balagarh, Hugli · 989 people
- Gangadhar Pur · Village, Naugarh, Siddharthnagar · 952 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Gangadharpur? 452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangadharpur in? Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangadharpur? 86.1% (Census 2011)

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