# Kamargeria Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kamargeria

Kamargeria is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 100 households**, the 111th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 497people (2011)
- 100households
- 94.8%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamargeria

Of every 100 households in Kamargeria in 2011, 76 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kamargeria · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**37%

Television ****43%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

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 Kamargeria?

■ Kamargeria · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**959

Working population ****41.9%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 92.1% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (27%) · **■** Marginal 55 (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 Ghatal

- Dewanchak536 people
- Dubrajkundu524 people
- Kanakpur524 people
- Radha Ballabhpur515 people
- Hemnagar495 people
- Thabapur481 people
- Nishchindipur475 people
- Kunarsaha468 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamargeria?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamargeria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamargeria?94.8% (Census 2011)