# Gahami Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gahami

Gahami is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 70 households**, the 147th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 330people (2011)
- 70households
- 85.7%literacy
- 784females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gahami

Of every 100 households in Gahami in 2011, 80 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gahami · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**19%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**25%

Television ****21%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gahami?

■ Gahami · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****784**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**954

Working population ****31.8%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 77.6% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (18%) · **■** Marginal 28 (27%)

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 Binpur - I

- Jhaparda336 people
- Bagnada335 people
- Chandabila334 people
- Pindrakali331 people
- Dingla329 people
- Shalpatra325 people
- Chandra323 people
- Kansina323 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gahami?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahami in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gahami?85.7% (Census 2011)