# Gunjirpur Village, Mathurapur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mathurapur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Gunjirpur

Gunjirpur is a village in Mathurapur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,045 people in 375 households**, the 25th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 2,045people (2011)
- 375households
- 59.8%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gunjirpur

Of every 100 households in Gunjirpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Gunjirpur · ■ Mathurapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**18%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gunjirpur?

■ Gunjirpur · ■ Mathurapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757**

**982

Working population ****28.0%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 57.1% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (16%) · **■** Marginal 206 (36%)

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 Mathurapur - I

- Mirzapur2,427 people
- Radhakantapur2,422 people
- Batishwar2,343 people
- Paschim Ranaghat2,276 people
- Mukundapur1,858 people
- Andharmanik1,816 people
- Dakshin Harindanga1,752 people
- Abad Bhagabanpur1,736 people

[All 95 villages in Mathurapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/mathurapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gunjirpur?2,045 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunjirpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Mathurapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gunjirpur?59.8% (Census 2011)