# Gangapur Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,911 people in 657 households**, the 31st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,911people (2011)
- 657households
- 57.4%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangapur

Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 63 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**37%

Tap water ****21%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**92%

Use banking services ****61%**

**28%

Television ****47%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Gangapur?

■ Gangapur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**962

Working population ****35.5%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 51.1% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 745 (72%) · **■** Marginal 118 (11%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Bhatipota3,383 people
- Ushpara3,210 people
- Kashia Danga2,936 people
- Jagulgachhi2,926 people
- Garanbaria2,902 people
- Amreswar2,899 people
- Dakshin Rajapur2,865 people
- Kanjdia2,685 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangapur?2,911 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?57.4% (Census 2011)