# Gazipur Village, Bishnupur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gazipur

Gazipur is a village in Bishnupur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,750 people in 852 households**, the 12th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 3,750people (2011)
- 852households
- 81.1%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gazipur

Of every 100 households in Gazipur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gazipur · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**45%

Tap water ****90%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**84%

Use banking services ****47%**

**46%

Television ****52%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**24%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Gazipur?

■ Gazipur · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**953

Working population ****40.8%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 75.1% for women. 60% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (2%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 728 (48%) · **■** Marginal 734 (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 Bishnupur - II

- Sultanganja4,486 people
- Gangarampur4,016 people
- Golbari Kalicharanpur3,852 people
- Udayrampur3,847 people
- Maukhali3,705 people
- Bakrahat3,419 people
- Mamudpur2,889 people
- Deulberia2,806 people

[All 53 villages in Bishnupur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gazipur?3,750 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gazipur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gazipur?81.1% (Census 2011)