# Gangashini Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gangashini

Gangashini is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 38 households**, the 438th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 175people (2011)
- 38households
- 92.2%literacy
- 1,160females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangashini

Of every 100 households in Gangashini in 2011, 55 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gangashini · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**56%

Tap water ****16%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**58%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gangashini?

■ Gangashini · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1160**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**960

Working population ****29.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 88.4% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 50 (96%)

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 Keshpur

- Turuk Gerya181 people
- Amsol180 people
- Kaji Chak179 people
- Mandaria178 people
- Kedar Pur173 people
- Diuti172 people
- Andulya171 people
- Sadek Mahammad169 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangashini?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangashini in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangashini?92.2% (Census 2011)