# Ganespur Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Ganespur

Ganespur is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,530 people in 973 households**, the 15th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 4,530people (2011)
- 973households
- 49.3%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ganespur

Of every 100 households in Ganespur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ganespur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**35%

Tap water ****33%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**85%

Use banking services ****32%**

**39%

Television ****61%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**29%

Own their home ****45%**

**94%

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 Ganespur?

■ Ganespur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**954

Working population ****32.4%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.4% for men and 46.3% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 77 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (2%) · **■** Household industry 110 (8%) · **■** Other work 958 (65%) · **■** Marginal 297 (20%)

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 Baruipur

- Betberia5,125 people
- Padmajala4,937 people
- Balbalia4,759 people
- Panch Gachhia4,710 people
- Faridpur4,512 people
- Teurhat4,423 people
- Indrapala4,088 people
- Khasmallik3,986 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ganespur?4,530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganespur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ganespur?49.3% (Census 2011)