# Gamaria Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gamaria

Gamaria is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 41 households**, the 313th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 187people (2011)
- 41households
- 80.0%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gamaria

Of every 100 households in Gamaria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamaria · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****56%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**17%

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 Gamaria?

■ Gamaria · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**979

Working population ****59.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 77.8% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (8%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 77 (69%)

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 Jhargram

- Dulalpur192 people
- Gokulpur191 people
- Kusumghati191 people
- Mantipa188 people
- Kuldiha185 people
- Asti183 people
- Kutusgerya183 people
- Bhangaband181 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gamaria?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamaria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gamaria?80.0% (Census 2011)