# Gumta Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Gumta

Gumta is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **828 people in 209 households**, the 50th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 828people (2011)
- 209households
- 70.7%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gumta

Of every 100 households in Gumta in 2011, 44 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gumta · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**90%

Use banking services ****20%**

**23%

Television ****35%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**41%

Own their home ****90%**

**96%

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 Gumta?

■ Gumta · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**963

Working population ****36.4%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 65.2% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (36%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 143 (48%) · **■** Marginal 26 (9%)

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 Mayureswar - II

- Goalsahi893 people
- Kumarpur888 people
- Paschim Sibrampur857 people
- Bandihat853 people
- Naopara799 people
- Bhabaghati797 people
- Mahalas797 people
- Bandur794 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gumta?828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gumta in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gumta?70.7% (Census 2011)