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

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Humgarh

Humgarh is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 278 households**, the 26th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,301people (2011)
- 278households
- 92.4%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Humgarh

Of every 100 households in Humgarh in 2011, 75 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Humgarh · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**95%

Use banking services ****95%**

**70%

Television ****47%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Humgarh?

■ Humgarh · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**954

Working population ****41.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 89.2% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (34%) · **■** Household industry 29 (5%) · **■** Other work 191 (35%) · **■** Marginal 79 (14%)

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

- Birbandi1,359 people
- Adalia1,350 people
- Bandhi1,347 people
- Bagridi1,318 people
- Barakadra1,278 people
- Teskona1,263 people
- Dumardiha1,262 people
- Soniakon1,237 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 Humgarh?1,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Humgarh in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Humgarh?92.4% (Census 2011)