# Gajpatia Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gajpatia

Gajpatia is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 129 households**, the 109th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 569people (2011)
- 129households
- 90.3%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gajpatia

Of every 100 households in Gajpatia in 2011, 95 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajpatia · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**18%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****82%**

**32%

Television ****39%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gajpatia?

■ Gajpatia · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**968

Working population ****62.4%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 84.7% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 113 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (15%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 171 (48%)

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 Midnapore

- Tasarara584 people
- Berya579 people
- Shankadanga576 people
- Bargourangh569 people
- Bhaika Chak565 people
- Bhalki562 people
- Keshabpur552 people
- Dharrasol548 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gajpatia?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajpatia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gajpatia?90.3% (Census 2011)