# Gazipur Village, Bhagawanpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Gazipur

Gazipur is a village in Bhagawanpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **364 people in 85 households**, the 131st largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 91.0%.

- 364people (2011)
- 85households
- 87.7%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gazipur

Of every 100 households in Gazipur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gazipur · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Gazipur?

■ Gazipur · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704**

**949

Working population ****31.9%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 81.1% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (50%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 18 (16%)

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 Bhagawanpur - II

- Dakshin Shukmajhi401 people
- Kharinet394 people
- Fakir Chak390 people
- Mirchak383 people
- Lochananda Chak334 people
- Uttar Gobinda Chak332 people
- Haturia329 people
- Bargopal324 people

[All 168 villages in Bhagawanpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gazipur?364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gazipur in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gazipur?87.7% (Census 2011)