# Gapainathpur Village, Midnapore – Population & Literacy

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gapainathpur

Gapainathpur is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **333 people in 78 households**, the 153rd largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 333people (2011)
- 78households
- 62.8%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gapainathpur

Of every 100 households in Gapainathpur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gapainathpur · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**62%

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

**30%

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

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****4%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gapainathpur?

■ Gapainathpur · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**968

Working population ****55.3%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 43.5% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (83%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Michka362 people
- Maura359 people
- Nandagari359 people
- Keliamari353 people
- Malbandi330 people
- Manguchak326 people
- Hatiyasol323 people
- Sundariata323 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gapainathpur?333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gapainathpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gapainathpur?62.8% (Census 2011)