# Gaganeswar Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gaganeswar

Gaganeswar is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,575 people in 605 households**, the 8th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 2,575people (2011)
- 605households
- 80.1%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaganeswar

Of every 100 households in Gaganeswar in 2011, 11 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaganeswar · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**93%

Use banking services ****17%**

**41%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**24%

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 Gaganeswar?

■ Gaganeswar · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**955

Working population ****48.3%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 71.6% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 241 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (22%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (6%) · **■** Marginal 654 (53%)

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 Keshiary

- Arangabad3,314 people
- Hasim Pur3,271 people
- Chandana3,052 people
- Lenga Mara2,612 people
- Bhansra2,476 people
- Kulbani2,475 people
- Dudhe Bude2,421 people
- Khajura Bheri2,315 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaganeswar?2,575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaganeswar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gaganeswar?80.1% (Census 2011)