# Gangadharpur Village, Kakdwip – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kakdwip, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gangadharpur

Gangadharpur is a village in Kakdwip sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,514 people in 1,416 households**, the 17th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 6,514people (2011)
- 1,416households
- 84.6%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangadharpur

Of every 100 households in Gangadharpur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gangadharpur · ■ Kakdwip rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**39%

Tap water ****8%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****34%**

**35%

Television ****24%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Gangadharpur?

■ Gangadharpur · ■ Kakdwip rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**976

Working population ****38.3%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 77.1% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 490 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 599 (24%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 379 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,015 (41%)

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 Kakdwip

- Bamanagar6,844 people
- Taktipur Abad6,832 people
- Sibkalinagar6,674 people
- Gobindarampur6,526 people
- Madhusudanpur6,242 people
- Ramtanunagar6,203 people
- Suryanagar5,554 people
- Ramratanpur4,821 people

[All 39 villages in Kakdwip](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/kakdwip/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangadharpur?6,514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangadharpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Kakdwip sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gangadharpur?84.6% (Census 2011)