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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Ganta

Ganta is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 80 households**, the 339th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 318people (2011)
- 80households
- 46.0%literacy
- 1,092females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ganta

Of every 100 households in Ganta in 2011, 31 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ganta · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**56%

Tap water ****63%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****85%**

**58%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**18%

Own their home ****37%**

**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 Ganta?

■ Ganta · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**960

Working population ****33.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 36.0% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (79%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (7%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Keshpur

- Pandit Gerya323 people
- Bajgerya322 people
- Mirpur321 people
- Amdubi320 people
- Gachh Gerya317 people
- Indkuri316 people
- Khudibisi315 people
- Chauki Ghata314 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ganta?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganta in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ganta?46.0% (Census 2011)