Village · Taldangra, Bankura
# Gamarbani

Gamarbani is a village in Taldangra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 3,256 people in 666 households, the 5th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 3,256 people (2011)
- 666 households
- 61.4% literacy
- 952 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gamarbani

Of every 100 households in Gamarbani in 2011, 26 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamarbani · ■ Taldangra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 26% 38%
- Toilet within the home 4% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 85%
- Tap water 18% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88%
- Use banking services 21% 59%
- Television 3% 18%
- Mobile phone 21% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 19%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gamarbani?

■ Gamarbani · ■ Taldangra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.4% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 972
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 981 978
- Working population 41.1% 42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 51.5% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 64 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 372 (28%) · ■ Other work 56 (4%) · ■ Marginal 846 (63%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Taldangra
- Rajpur 7,497 people
- Chenchurya 6,185 people
- Bibarda 5,399 people
- Panchmura 3,719 people
- Harmasra 3,131 people
- Sonajhor 2,750 people
- Mamrasol 2,715 people
- Phulmati 2,706 people

All 145 villages in Taldangra

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Gamarbani? 3,256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamarbani in? Bankura district (Taldangra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gamarbani? 61.4% (Census 2011)

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