# Gangapur Village, Jaynagar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Jaynagar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **332 people in 73 households**, the 46th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 332people (2011)
- 73households
- 75.8%literacy
- 834females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangapur

Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 63 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**19%

Television ****35%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**978

Working population ****34.6%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 66.4% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (58%) · **■** Marginal 38 (33%)

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 Jaynagar - II

- Chandipur955 people
- Sapla783 people
- Bagbaria Narayanpur709 people
- Banamalipur669 people
- Uttar Garankati160 people

[All 47 villages in Jaynagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangapur?332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?75.8% (Census 2011)