Gangapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Gangapur is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. The Gangapur city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,083 families residing in the Gangapur city. The total population of Gangapur is 7,561 out of which 3,968 are males and 3,593 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangapur city is 1116 which is 15% of the total population. There are 593 male children and 523 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (905).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gangapur is 75.7%. Thus Gangapur has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Varanasi district. The male literacy rate is 83.53% and the female literacy rate is 67.13% in Gangapur.

Gangapur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,083 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gangapur Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gangapur Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,116 593 523
Literacy 75.7% 71% 57.4%
Scheduled Caste 559 290 269
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,681 1,149 1,532

Caste-wise Population - Gangapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gangapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 559 290 269
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Gangapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gangapur is 5,835 which is 77.17% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gangapur is 1,648 which is 21.8% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gangapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,835 (77.17%) 3,057 2,778
Muslim 1,648 (21.8%) 873 775
Christian 7 (0.09%) 3 4
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 70 (0.93%) 34 36
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Gangapur

The total literacy rate of Gangapur was 75.72% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 4,880 literates, males were 2,819 while females were 2,061. Also the male literacy rate was 83.53% and the female literacy rate was 67.13% in Gangapur.

  Gangapur Uttar Pradesh
Female 67.13% 57.18%
Male 83.53% 77.28%
Total 75.72% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Gangapur

The Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 905. Thus per every 1000 men there were 905 females in Gangapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 905 ) of Gangapur.

Child Population - Gangapur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,116 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gangapur. Out of which 593 were male while 523 were female.

Working Population - Gangapur

In Gangapur Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 1,920 were engaged in work activities. 76.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,920 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,470 1,402 68
Cultivators 59 58 1
Agriculture Labourer 9 7 2
Household Industries 317 303 14
Other Workers 1,085 1,034 51
Marginal Workers 450 431 19
Non Working 5,641 2,135 3,506

Gangapur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gangapur is further divided into 10 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 775 59.2% 952
2 Ward No - 2 479 42.8% 939
3 Ward No - 3 919 69.5% 935
4 Ward No - 4 811 66.3% 950
5 Ward No - 5 836 59% 891
6 Ward No - 6 732 76.2% 906
7 Ward No - 7 786 72.3% 903
8 Ward No - 8 858 73.4% 861
9 Ward No - 9 681 56.7% 866
10 Ward No - 10 684 59.1% 859

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