# Bhama Village, Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhama

Bhama is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 36 households**, the 209th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 181people (2011)
- 36households
- 54.6%literacy
- 1,155females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhama

Of every 100 households in Bhama in 2011, 11 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhama · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****47%**

**70%

Television ****8%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bhama?

■ Bhama · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1155**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1417**

**954

Working population ****55.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 38.8% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (53%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 30 (30%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Peruajol188 people
- Gopinathpur186 people
- Moldanga185 people
- Barabagpichhla184 people
- Dubda180 people
- Chhotadhadka176 people
- Darikanchrator174 people
- Dhepua170 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhama?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhama in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhama?54.6% (Census 2011)