# Ghumuria Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Ghumuria

Ghumuria is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **851 people in 217 households**, the 49th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 851people (2011)
- 217households
- 68.5%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghumuria

Of every 100 households in Ghumuria in 2011, 42 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghumuria · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**49%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****89%**

**63%

Television ****21%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Ghumuria?

■ Ghumuria · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**926

Working population ****33.4%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 67.5% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 97 (34%)

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 Katwa - II

- Simulgachhi954 people
- Garagachhi950 people
- Bara Meigachhi887 people
- Bishnupur874 people
- Nawapara767 people
- Kumri607 people
- Jamuna Patai577 people
- Malancha541 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghumuria?851 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghumuria in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghumuria?68.5% (Census 2011)