Gangapur Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gangapur is a village situated in Beldanga - I block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,166 families residing in the village Gangapur. The total population of Gangapur is 5,499 out of which 2,785 are males and 2,714 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangapur village is 962 which is 17% of the total population. There are 464 male children and 498 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 1,073 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Gangapur village.

Population
5,499
Families
1,166
Literacy
77.94%
Sex Ratio
975

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gangapur is 77.9%. Thus Gangapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 80.27% and the female literacy rate is 75.5% in Gangapur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gangapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Gangapur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 962 464 498
Literacy 77.94% 80.27% 75.5%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,963 922 1,041

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gangapur village out of total population, 1,615 were engaged in work activities. 92.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,615 workers engaged in Main Work, 235 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 580 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,497 1,398 99
Cultivators 235 229 6
Agriculture Labourer 580 566 14
Household Industries 15 7 8
Other Workers 667 596 71
Marginal Workers 118 85 33
Non Working 3,884 1,302 2,582

Nearby Villages to Gangapur,

Below are the list of villages near Gangapur village in Beldanga - I.

Village Population
Shankarpara 1,657
Binkar 1,293
Bhabta 13,988
Mahishasthali 1,599
Gopinathpur 12,522
Goalpara 3,820
Pulinda 8,761
Mahala 11,793
Naoda 8,071
Halalpur 997

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