# Garamba Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Garamba

Garamba is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,041 people in 480 households**, the 29th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,041people (2011)
- 480households
- 72.4%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garamba

Of every 100 households in Garamba in 2011, 24 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garamba · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**81%

Use banking services ****58%**

**66%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Garamba?

■ Garamba · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**953

Working population ****40.9%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 63.7% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (7%) · **■** Marginal 416 (50%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Galsi - II

- Jujuti2,157 people
- Irkona2,085 people
- Sarul2,051 people
- Parsura2,050 people
- Chakmuria1,899 people
- Pilgram1,746 people
- Ketna1,745 people
- Sankari1,725 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garamba?2,041 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garamba in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Garamba?72.4% (Census 2011)