# Garurna Village, Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Garurna

Garurna is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,899 people in 1,076 households**, the 11th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 4,899people (2011)
- 1,076households
- 86.8%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garurna

Of every 100 households in Garurna in 2011, 73 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garurna · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**33%

Tap water ****34%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**58%

Television ****37%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Garurna?

■ Garurna · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**943

Working population ****36.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 80.9% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 411 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (10%) · **■** Household industry 91 (5%) · **■** Other work 646 (36%) · **■** Marginal 458 (26%)

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 Daspur - II

- Benai5,731 people
- Uttar Bar5,675 people
- Maguria5,128 people
- Bhuta5,022 people
- Palashpai4,800 people
- Kaijuri4,454 people
- Guchhati4,395 people
- Khanjapur4,352 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garurna?4,899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garurna in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Garurna?86.8% (Census 2011)