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Gangpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gangpur is a Census Town city situated in Burdwan - II block of Barddhaman district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,514 families residing in the Gangpur city. The total population of Gangpur is 6,347 out of which 3,263 are males and 3,084 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gangpur is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangpur city is 580 which is 9% of the total population. There are 290 male children and 290 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangpur is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (945).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gangpur is 82.9%. Thus Gangpur has higher literacy rate compared to 76.2% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 90.08% and the female literacy rate is 75.23% in Gangpur.

Gangpur Census Town has total administration over 1,514 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gangpur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gangpur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 580 290 290
Literacy 82.9% 82.1% 68.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,897 979 918
Scheduled Tribe 321 148 173
Illiterate 1,567 585 982

Caste-wise Population - Gangpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.1% of total population in Gangpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,897 979 918
Schedule Tribe 321 148 173

Religion-wise Population - Gangpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gangpur is 6,205 which is 97.76% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gangpur is 88 which is 1.39% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gangpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,205 (97.76%) 3,185 3,020
Muslim 88 (1.39%) 51 37
Christian 17 (0.27%) 9 8
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 13 (0.2%) 6 7
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 3 (0.05%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 21 (0.33%) 11 10

Literacy Rate - Gangpur

The total literacy rate of Gangpur was 82.89% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 4,780 literates, males were 2,678 while females were 2,102. Also the male literacy rate was 90.08% and the female literacy rate was 75.23% in Gangpur.

  Gangpur West Bengal
Female 75.23% 70.54%
Male 90.08% 81.69%
Total 82.89% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Gangpur

The Sex Ratio of Gangpur is 945. Thus per every 1000 men there were 945 females in Gangpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Gangpur.

Child Population - Gangpur

According to Census 2011, there were 580 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gangpur. Out of which 290 were male while 290 were female.

Working Population - Gangpur

In Gangpur Census Town out of total population, 2,181 were engaged in work activities. 82.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,181 workers engaged in Main Work, 94 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 183 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,802 1,559 243
Cultivators 94 90 4
Agriculture Labourer 183 130 53
Household Industries 47 40 7
Other Workers 1,478 1,299 179
Marginal Workers 379 266 113
Non Working 4,166 1,438 2,728

Gangpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gangpur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,347 75.3% 945

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