Gangapur Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gangapur is a village situated in Patharpratima block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 711 families residing in the village Gangapur. The total population of Gangapur is 3,448 out of which 1,754 are males and 1,694 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangapur village is 443 which is 13% of the total population. There are 234 male children and 209 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 893 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Gangapur village.

Population
3,448
Families
711
Literacy
82.16%
Sex Ratio
966

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gangapur is 82.2%. Thus Gangapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 89.14% and the female literacy rate is 75.02% 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 443 234 209
Literacy 82.16% 89.14% 75.02%
Scheduled Caste 665 343 322
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 979 399 580

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.3% 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, 1,481 were engaged in work activities. 2.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,481 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 36 26 10
Cultivators 7 5 2
Agriculture Labourer 8 6 2
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 20 14 6
Marginal Workers 1,445 1,022 423
Non Working 1,967 706 1,261

Nearby Villages to Gangapur,

Below are the list of villages near Gangapur village in Patharpratima.

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