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

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Gomai

Gomai is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,629 people in 425 households**, the 36th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,629people (2011)
- 425households
- 67.3%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gomai

Of every 100 households in Gomai in 2011, 28 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gomai · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**81%

Use banking services ****59%**

**66%

Television ****19%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gomai?

■ Gomai · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1139**

**953

Working population ****49.2%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 57.4% for women. 66% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (6%) · **■** Marginal 645 (81%)

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

- Ketna1,745 people
- Sankari1,725 people
- Mithapur1,695 people
- Mohanpur1,675 people
- Syamsundarpur1,500 people
- Chandanpur1,491 people
- Bakta1,482 people
- Darbarpur1,432 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gomai?1,629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gomai in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gomai?67.3% (Census 2011)