# Gurehara Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gurehara

Gurehara is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,703 people in 314 households**, the 24th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,703people (2011)
- 314households
- 69.5%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gurehara

Of every 100 households in Gurehara in 2011, 66 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurehara · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**90%

Use banking services ****8%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gurehara?

■ Gurehara · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**998

Working population ****34.1%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 60.2% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 257 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (38%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (11%) · **■** Marginal 33 (6%)

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 - III

- Sholagere1,767 people
- Karsa1,737 people
- Bardiha1,731 people
- Birsingpur1,718 people
- Guiya Daha1,688 people
- Banpur1,667 people
- Nalbona1,642 people
- Amdaula1,538 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gurehara?1,703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurehara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gurehara?69.5% (Census 2011)