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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Guimara

Guimara is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 59 households**, the 232nd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 285people (2011)
- 59households
- 92.2%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Guimara

Of every 100 households in Guimara in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Guimara · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**38%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**34%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Guimara?

■ Guimara · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**979

Working population ****55.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 91.5% for women. 64% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 109 (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

- Baria287 people
- Chhota Ektal287 people
- Shukjora287 people
- Barashukjora286 people
- Shikar Bhanga285 people
- Balijuri284 people
- Pindra Kuli283 people
- Kamar Bandi279 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Guimara?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guimara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Guimara?92.2% (Census 2011)